travel42 Port Guide: San Cristobal Is

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San Cristobal is the second-most populated island, but it is hardly crowded, as most of the land is within the national park. A bus ride through highland farms to El Junco, the only freshwater lake in the islands, is recommended. Ship tours also stop at spectacular Kicker Rock, or Leon Dormido, the jagged remains of an old tuff cone; its flanks are covered with sea birds.

Right in front of the famous Kicker Rock, there is a visitor site with perhaps the most beautiful white-coralline beach of...