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San Cristóbal

Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
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  • San Cristóbal Island
    San Cristóbal Island

    …point 2,940 feet (896 metres), San Cristóbal is the only island of the Galapagos group that has a regular water supply (from rainwater that gathers in broken craters). The settlements of San Cristóbal (the nominal capital of the Galapagos) and Puerto Baquerizo Moreno are located on Naufragio (Wreck) Bay. Charles…

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    …point 2,940 feet (896 metres), San Cristóbal is the only island of the Galapagos group that has a regular water supply (from rainwater that gathers in broken craters). The settlements of San Cristóbal (the nominal capital of the Galapagos) and Puerto Baquerizo Moreno are located on Naufragio (Wreck) Bay. Charles…

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