The Bainbridge Rocks are a group
of small rocky islets off the southeastern coast of Santiago Island, in
Galápagos Archipelago. One of these islets is a volcanic crater, composed of
compacted volcanic ash. Sea water had permeated the walls of this eroded
crater, forming a spectacular turquoise colored salt-water lake that entices huge
flocks of flamingoes. This is also a great snorkeling site which trail leads to
a coastline with gorgeous tide pools and grottos full of fauna. The Galapagos
Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands adjacent to the equator in the
Pacific Ocean, around 1,000 km from the South American continent and part of
Ecuador. The exciting isolation of the islands and the adjoining marine
reserve, situated at the confluence of three ocean currents, has led to the
development of unusual animal life and massive number of endemic species that
piqued the interest of Charles Darwin during the voyage of the Beagle in 1835.
His observations of the flora and fauna on Galapagos Islands led him to grow
the famed theory of evolution by natural selection.
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