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Tortuga Bay is located on the Santa Cruz Island, about a 20-minute water-taxi ride from the main water taxi dock in Puerto Ayora.^[1]^[2] There is also a walking path, which is 1.55 miles (2,490 m) and is open from six in the morning to six in the evening. Visitors must sign in and out at the start of the path with the Galapagos Park Service office. Tortuga Bay has a gigantic, perfectly preserved beach that is forbidden to swimmers and is preserved for the wildlife where many marine iguanas, galapagos crabs and birds are seen dotted along the volcanic rocks. There is a separate cove where you can swim where it is common to view white tip reef sharks^[3] swimming in groups and on occasion tiger sharks ^[4]

There is always a large variety of small fish, birds, including the brown pelican and gigantic galápagos tortoise. The Galápagos Islands were discovered in 1535, but first appeared on the maps, of Gerardus Mercator and Abraham Ortelius, in about 1570.^[5] The islands were named "Insulae de los Galopegos" (Islands of the Tortoises) in reference to the giant tortoises found there.^[6]^[7]^{[nb 1]}

Gallery

Tortuga Bay Galapagos
Opuntia echios in the way to the bay.
Walking path to Tortuga Bay (almost at the beach).
Galapagos brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator) in Tortuga Bay.
Galapagos brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator) in Tortuga Bay.
Closeup of a marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in Tortuga Bay.
Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on the beach at Tortuga Bay.
(Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in Tortuga Bay.
Tortuga Bay Volcanic Rocks.
Volcanic Rocks & Grapsus grapsus Galapagos crabs (Tortuga Bay).
Tourist in the beach.

Notes

^ The first navigation chart showing the individual islands was drawn up by the pirate Ambrose Cowley in 1684. He named them after fellow pirates or English noblemen. More recently, the Ecuadorian government gave most of the islands Spanish names. While the Spanish names are official, many researchers continue to use the older English names, particularly as those were the names used when Darwin visited. This article uses the Spanish island names.

References

Galapagos Nacional Park, Tortuga Bay http://www.galapagospark.org/sitio.php?page=bahia_tortuga ecuador-travel.net
Tortuga Bay, Galapagos http://www.ecuador-travel.net/galapagos.site.tortugabay.htm
Galapagos Nacional Park on galapagos.org http://www.galapagos.org

^ Brown, Louise (2015-07-30). "Visit the Galapagos Islands, but tread lightly on 'nature's construction site'". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
^ http://m.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=11491237 On Santa Cruz, the walkable downtown area of Puerto Ayora is a small strip of hotels, restaurants, tour companies and gift shops at Tortuga Bay , Santa Cruz Island, Puerto Ayora Galapagos
^ Compagno, L.J.V. (1984). Sharks of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Shark Species Known to Date. Rome: Food and Agricultural Organization. pp. 535–538. ISBN 92-5-101384-5.
^ http://traveller24.news24.com/Explore/Islands/Top-10-islands-number-one-might-surprise-you-20150714 Tortuga Bay Puerto Ayora Galapagos Islands,
^ Stewart, P.D. (2006). Galápagos: the islands that changed the world. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-300-12230-5.
^ Pritchard, Peter C. H. (1996). The Galápagos Tortoises: Nomenclatural and Survival Status. Chelonian Research Monographs. Chelonian Research Foundation. p. 17. ISBN 978-0965354004.
^ Jackson, Michael Hume (1993). Galápagos, a natural history. Calgary: University of Calgary Press. p. 1. ISBN 1-895176-07-7.

[8] The first navigation chart showing the individual islands was drawn up by the pirate Ambrose Cowley in 1684. He named them after fellow pirates or English noblemen. More recently, the Ecuadorian government gave most of the islands Spanish names. While the Spanish names are official, many researchers continue to use the older English names, particularly as those were the names used when Darwin visited. This article uses the Spanish island names.

[1] Brown, Louise (2015-07-30). "Visit the Galapagos Islands, but tread lightly on 'nature's construction site'". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

[2] ttp://m.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=11491237 On Santa Cruz, the walkable downtown area of Puerto Ayora is a small strip of hotels, restaurants, tour companies and gift shops at Tortuga Bay , Santa Cruz Island, Puerto Ayora Galapagos

[compagno-3] Compagno, L.J.V. (1984). Sharks of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Shark Species Known to Date. Rome: Food and Agricultural Organization. pp. 535–538. ISBN 92-5-101384-5.

[4] ttp://traveller24.news24.com/Explore/Islands/Top-10-islands-number-one-might-surprise-you-20150714 Tortuga Bay Puerto Ayora Galapagos Islands,

[5] Stewart, P.D. (2006). Galápagos: the islands that changed the world. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-300-12230-5.

[Pritchard1996P17-6] Pritchard, Peter C. H. (1996). The Galápagos Tortoises: Nomenclatural and Survival Status. Chelonian Research Monographs. Chelonian Research Foundation. p. 17. ISBN 978-0965354004.

[7] Jackson, Michael Hume (1993). Galápagos, a natural history. Calgary: University of Calgary Press. p. 1. ISBN 1-895176-07-7.

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+[[File:Panoramic, Pacific Ocean and the amazing beach at Tortuga Bay Santa Cruz Galápagos.JPG|thumb|500px|Panoramic of the beach of Tortuga Bay.]]
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+'''Tortuga Bay''' is located on the [[Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos)|Santa Cruz Island]], about a 20-minute water-taxi ride from the main [[water taxi]] dock in [[Puerto Ayora]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Louise |title=Visit the Galapagos Islands, but tread lightly on 'nature’s construction site' |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/news/visit-the-galapagos-islands-but-tread-lightly-on-natures-construction-site/story-fnglekhp-1227463418157 |access-date=2021-04-29 |work=[[Herald Sun]] |date=2015-07-30 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20151029121324/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/news/visit-the-galapagos-islands-but-tread-lightly-on-natures-construction-site/story-fnglekhp-1227463418157 |archive-date=2015-10-29}}</ref><ref>http://m.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=11491237
-'''Tortuga Bay''' is located on the [[Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos)|Santa Cruz Island]], about a 20-minute walk from the main [[water taxi]] dock in [[Puerto Ayora]].  The walking path is {{convert|1.55|mi|m}} and is open from six in the morning to six in the evening.  Visitors must sign in and out at the start of the path with the [[Galapagos Park Service]] office.  Toruga Bay has a gigantic, perfectly preserved beach that is forbidden to swimmers and is preserved for the wildlife where many [[Marine Iguana|marine iguanas]], [[Grapsus grapsus|galapagos crabs]] and [[bird]]s are seen dotted along the [[volcanic rock|lava rocks]].  There is a separate cove where you can swim where it is common to view [[Whitetip reef shark|white tip reef sharks]] swimming in groups, small fish, birds, and gigantic [[Galápagos tortoise|galápagos tortoise]].
+On Santa Cruz, the walkable downtown area of Puerto Ayora is a small strip of hotels, restaurants, tour companies and gift shops at  '''Tortuga Bay''' , Santa Cruz Island, Puerto Ayora  Galapagos</ref> There is also a walking path, which is {{convert|1.55|mi|m}} and is open from six in the morning to six in the evening.  Visitors must sign in and out at the start of the path with the [[Galápagos National Park|Galapagos Park]] Service office.  Tortuga Bay has a gigantic, perfectly preserved beach that is forbidden to swimmers and is preserved for the wildlife where many [[marine iguana]]s, [[Grapsus grapsus|galapagos crabs]] and [[bird]]s are seen dotted along the [[volcanic rock]]s.  There is a separate cove where you can swim where it is common to view [[Whitetip reef shark|white tip reef sharks]]<ref name="compagno">{{cite book |author=Compagno, L.J.V. |year=1984 |title=Sharks of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Shark Species Known to Date |place=Rome |publisher=Food and Agricultural Organization |isbn=92-5-101384-5 |pages=535&ndash;538}}</ref>  swimming in groups and on occasion [[tiger shark]]s  <ref>http://traveller24.news24.com/Explore/Islands/Top-10-islands-number-one-might-surprise-you-20150714   Tortuga Bay   Puerto Ayora  Galapagos Islands,</ref>
+There is always a large variety of small fish, birds, including the [[brown pelican]] and gigantic [[galápagos tortoise]]. The Galápagos Islands were discovered in 1535, but first appeared on the maps, of [[Gerardus Mercator]] and [[Abraham Ortelius]], in about 1570.<ref>{{cite book |last=Stewart |first=P.D. |title=Galápagos: the islands that changed the world |url=https://archive.org/details/galapagos00paul |url-access=limited |publisher=Yale University Press |location=New Haven |year=2006 |page=[https://archive.org/details/galapagos00paul/page/43 43] |isbn=978-0-300-12230-5}}</ref> The islands were named "Insulae de los Galopegos" (Islands of the Tortoises) in reference to the giant tortoises found there.<ref name=Pritchard1996P17>{{cite book |last=Pritchard |first=Peter C. H. |date=1996 |title=The Galápagos Tortoises: Nomenclatural and Survival Status |series=Chelonian Research Monographs |number=1 |publisher=Chelonian Research Foundation |isbn=978-0965354004 |page=17}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Jackson | first = Michael Hume | title = Galápagos, a natural history | publisher = University of Calgary Press | location = Calgary | year = 1993 | page = [https://archive.org/details/galapagos00mich/page/1 1] | isbn = 1-895176-07-7 | url = https://archive.org/details/galapagos00mich/page/1 }}</ref><ref group="nb">The first navigation chart showing the individual islands was drawn up by the pirate [[Ambrose Cowley]] in 1684. He named them after fellow pirates or English noblemen. More recently, the Ecuadorian government gave most of the islands Spanish names. While the Spanish names are official, many researchers continue to use the older English names, particularly as those were the names used when Darwin visited. This article uses the Spanish island names.</ref>
-[[File:Tortuga Bay Galapagos photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design.JPG|thumb|Tortuga Bay Galapagos]]
-==Additional images==
+== Gallery ==
-{{commonscat|Tortuga Bay}}
 <gallery>
-File:Start of the Walking path to Tortuga Bay Galapagos photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design.JPG|Start of the Walking path to Tortuga Bay
+File:Tortuga Bay Galapagos photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design.JPG|Tortuga Bay Galapagos
+File:Opuntia echios, isla Santa Cruz, islas Galápagos, Ecuador, 2015-07-26, DD 20.JPG|''Opuntia echios'' in the way to the bay.
-File:Walking path to Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design.JPG|Walking path to Tortuga Bay with the Pacific Ocean in view
-File:Walking to the Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos Island of Santa Cruz photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design.JPG|End of the Walking path to Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos Island of Santa Cruz
+File:Walking path to Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design.JPG|Walking path to Tortuga Bay (almost at the beach).
+File:Pelícano pardo de las Galápagos (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator), Bahía Tortuga, isla Santa Cruz, islas Galápagos, Ecuador, 2015-07-26, DD 34.JPG|Galapagos brown pelican (''Pelecanus occidentalis urinator'') in Tortuga Bay.
-File:Tortuga Bay - Island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos.JPG|Tortuga Bay - Island of Santa Cruz, Galapagos
+File:(Pelecanus occidentalis) Tortuga Bay on the Island of Santa Cruz, Galápagos.JPG|Galapagos brown pelican (''Pelecanus occidentalis urinator'') in Tortuga Bay.
-File:Galapagos Island of Santa Cruz - Tortuga Bay Marine Iguana.JPG|Iguana on the beach at Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos on the Island of Santa Cruz
-File:The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Galápagos Island of Santa Cruz at Tortuga Bay.JPG|Amblyrhynchus cristatus on the lava rocks at Tortuga Bay.
+File:Iguana marina (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Bahía Tortuga, isla Santa Cruz, islas Galápagos, Ecuador, 2015-07-26, DD 30.JPG|Closeup of a marine iguana (''Amblyrhynchus cristatus'') in Tortuga Bay.
-File:Iguana on the beach at Tortuga Bay Galapagos photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design.JPG|Marine Iguana  - [[Amblyrhynchus cristatus]], on the beach at Tortuga Bay
+File:Iguanas marinas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Bahía Tortuga, isla Santa Cruz, islas Galápagos, Ecuador, 2015-07-26, DD 29.JPG|[[Marine iguana]]s (''Amblyrhynchus cristatus'') on the beach at Tortuga Bay.
-File:Lava rocks on Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos a photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design.JPG|Lava rocks on Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos
+File:Galapagos Island of Santa Cruz - Tortuga Bay Marine Iguana.JPG|(''Amblyrhynchus cristatus'') in Tortuga Bay.
-File:Crab walking on Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design.JPG|Crab walking on the beach at Tortuga Bay
+File:(Pacific Ocean), Tortuga Bay is located on the Santa Cruz Island.JPG|Tortuga Bay Volcanic Rocks.
-File:Multi Color Crab walking on Tortuga Bay photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design.JPG|[[Grapsus grapsus]] Multi Color Crab walking on the lava rocks on Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos
+File:Lava rocks on Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos a photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design.JPG|Volcanic Rocks & Grapsus grapsus Galapagos crabs (Tortuga Bay).
+File:Persona enterrada en bahía Tortuga, isla Santa Cruz, islas Galápagos, Ecuador, 2015-07-26, DD 31.JPG|Tourist in the beach.
-File:Tortuga Bay showing Lava Rocks and Surf in the Galapagos photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design.JPG|Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos showing Lava Rocks and the Surf
-File:A gigantic galapagos tortuga next to the walking path to Tortuga Bay photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design.JPG|A gigantic galapagos tortuga - [[Chelonoidis nigra]], next to the walking path to Tortuga Bay
-File:Whitetip reef shark in the Galapagos Island of Santa Cruz.jpeg|Whitetip reef shark - [[Triaenodon obesus]],  in the Galapagos Island of Santa Cruz
-File:Tortuga Bay Galapagos Island of Santa Cruz.JPG|[[Bird|Birds]] - [[Aves|Aves]] in the water at Tortuga Bay
 </gallery>
+==See also==
+* [[List of beaches]]
+==Notes==
+{{reflist|group="nb"}}
 ==References==
+{{commons category|Tortuga Bay}}
 *Galapagos Nacional Park, Tortuga Bay http://www.galapagospark.org/sitio.php?page=bahia_tortuga ecuador-travel.net
 *Tortuga Bay, Galapagos http://www.ecuador-travel.net/galapagos.site.tortugabay.htm
 *Galapagos Nacional Park on galapagos.org http://www.galapagos.org
+{{Reflist}}
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+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Galápagos Islands task force articles]]
 [[Category:Galápagos Islands]]
+[[Category:Landforms of Galápagos Province]]
-[[List of beaches]]
+[[Category:Bays of Ecuador]]
+[[Category:Tourist attractions in Galápagos Province]]