Isla de la Plata explained
| Isla de la Plata |
| Map: | Ecuador |
| Location: | Manabí Province, Ecuador |
| Coordinates: | -1.2786°N -81.0686°W |
| Area Km2: | 5.9 |
Isla de la Plata is a small island off the coast of Manabí, Ecuador, and is part of Parque Nacional Machalilla. It can be reached by boat from the city of Puerto López, which is 40 kilometers away.[1] On the island, there is a large diversity of animal species,[2] [3] including the blue-footed booby, red-footed booby, and the Nazca booby.[4] [5] Another species found here is the South American sea lion.[6]
Guided tours of the island are given on a couple of different hiking trails.
There is a shrine from Inca times located on the island.[7]
In popular culture
Isla de la Plata is featured in an episode of the travel series Jet Set Zero.
Gallery
File:Blue-footed Booby at Isla de la Plata.jpg|Blue-footed booby on Isla de la Plata in winter.File:Blue-footed Booby with young.jpg|Blue-footed booby with new young on Isla de la Plata.File:Isla de la Plata tour.jpg|Tour guide addresses customers at the beginning of a tour.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Isla de la Plata - Ecuador's other Galapagos. Sarah. Gilbert. 27 November 2010. the Guardian.
- Cisneros-Heredia . D.F. . 2005 . La avifauna de la isla de La Plata, Parque Nacional Machalilla, Ecuador, con notas sobre nuevos registros . Cotinga . 24 . 22-27.
- Book: Amy E. Robertson. Moon Volunteer Vacations in Latin America. 19 November 2013. Avalon Publishing. 978-1-61238-642-3. 240–.
- Book: Robin Restall. Juan Freile. Birds of Ecuador. 8 March 2018. Bloomsbury Publishing. 978-1-4729-2565-7. 64–.
- Book: Andrés Vásquez Noboa. Wildlife of Ecuador: A Photographic Field Guide to Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians. 30 May 2017. Princeton University Press. 978-1-4008-8505-3. 78–.
- Book: Ronald M. Nowak. Ernest Pillsbury Walker. Walker's Marine Mammals of the World. 28 May 2003. JHU Press. 978-0-8018-7343-0. 16–.
- Book: Ancient South America - Karen Olsen Bruhns - Google Books . 1994-08-04. 2014-04-19. 9780521277617 . Bruhns . Karen Olsen . Bruhns . Dr Karen Olsen .
