Tortuga Bay

These waters lie near San Cristóbal, one of the eastern Galápagos islands. Its volcanic highlands hold El Junco, a freshwater lake in a crater above the sea. To the west, Tortuga Bay on Santa Cruz has sandy beaches where sea turtles nest. In 1535 the bishop Tomás de Berlanga was carried to the Galápagos by calms and strong currents while travelling from Panama to Peru.