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Puerto Egas also known as South James Bay, located on Santiago's western shore, packs a lot into one fun-filled visitor site. A black-sand beach, remnants of the island's habitated history, amazing geology, and unique wildlife all cluster in South James Bay. The tidal pools are populated by fur seals and Sally Lightfoot crabs. Birds include the Galapagos dove and Galapagos hawk, oyster catchers and night heron.
The island's more natural landscape, however, features brown layered tuff stone and black basalt volcanic rock that creates apertures, crevices, and natural bridges. Tours begin on a trail that runs along the coastline near an old road to one of the best tidal pool areas in the Galapagos. The black lava towers, basins, and craters are filled with crystal-clear seawater.

Frigatebirds (Fregata minor)
The largest and most notable birds on the islands are the cleptoparasitic great and magnificent frigate birds. Males boast an inflatable red pouch below the beak during mating season—sure to catch the eye of any female. Crowning its attributes, a frigate's wingspan can reach 2.3m, giving it the largest wingspan-to-weight ratio of any existing bird. Mating occurs on San Cristobal and Genovesa from March to April and on North Seymour throughout the year.

Genovevesa is known more often by its English name of Tower. It covers 14 sq km and is the northeastern most of the Galapagos Islands. As it is an outlying island,
Tower is infrequently included on a one-week itinerary. If you have the time, however, and are interested in seabirds, this island is well worth the long trip. It is the best place to see a red-footed booby colony, and it provides visitors with the opportunity to visit colonies of great frigatebirds, red-billed tropicbirds. swallow-tailed gulls, masked boobies and many thou-sands of storm petrels.
Best nesting colonies for observing Nazca Boobies (formerly known as masked boobies)  Genovesa (Tower), Hood (Española), and Floreana Galapagos Islands. Best time of the year to observe them: anytime of the year.

Land Iguanas (Conolophus subcristatus)

Puerto Egas also known as South James Bay, located on Santiago's western shore, packs a lot into one fun-filled visitor site. A black-sand beach, remnants of the island's habitated history, amazing geology, and unique wildlife all cluster in South James Bay. The tidal pools are populated by fur seals and Sally Lightfoot crabs. Birds include the Galapagos dove and Galapagos hawk, oyster catchers and night heron.
The island's more natural landscape, however, features brown layered tuff stone and black basalt volcanic rock that creates apertures, crevices, and natural bridges. Tours begin on a trail that runs along the coastline near an old road to one of the best tidal pool areas in the Galapagos. The black lava towers, basins, and craters are filled with crystal-clear seawater.