Puerto Ayora

Galápagos Province · Ecuador

Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
Photo: Pete from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Year-round; December to May offers sunnier weather
Budget
$$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
Open in maps

The largest town in the Galápagos and the archipelago's logistical base, with a harbor where pelicans squabble at the fish market and sea lions nap on the docks. Its restaurants, dive shops, and budget guesthouses make land-based island exploring feasible without a cruise.

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