El Barranco, also known as Prince Philips Steps is a trail carved on volcanic rock that leads up to a cliff, with a trail of about 1.5 km in length it can be covered usual in about 2 hours. The cliff other then offering a scenic views also serves as a nesting site in the lava cavities for Petrels, with an estimated of over 200.000 pairs of Galapagos Petrels, also present is the red footed booby, short eared owl among other.
Main Features: | Galapagos Petrels, Red Footed Booby, Trail to a scenic cliff |
Interaction In Site: | Hiking |
Type of Landing: | Dry Landing: Off a dhingy ride into Bridge/rocks |
Fitness: | Medium |