Black Turtle Cove, Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands

Surrounded by mangroves and accessed only by dinghy, Black Turtle Cove is a small inlet in the northern part of Santa Cruz. The cove is shallow, so it acts as a haven for young marine life. Visitors have been known to see black-tip and white-tip reef sharks, sea turtles, baby hammerhead sharks, and a variety of rays swimming through the cove.

Language: Spanish
Currency: US Dollar (USD)

Black Turtle Cove, Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands Weather
Temperature (Fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average 78 79 79 79 78 76 73 75 74 75 76 77
Temperature (Celsius)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average 26 26 26 26 26 24 23 24 23 24 24 25
Precipitation
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Inches 3.2 4.1 3.9 2.4 4.7 2.1 .8 .5 .8 1.1 1.4 .9
Centimeters 8 10 10 6 12 5 2 1 2 3 4 2

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