This
lagoon lies at 700m in the center of San Cristobal and is surrounded
by Miconia vegetation.
Galapagos Miconia, also known locally as cacaotillo is endemic to San Cristobal and Santa Cruz and covered
once the entire vegetation zone at around 500m altitude.
Presently however this plant zone is endangered by grazing, burning
and competion by introduced plants.
The Bracken Fern is common on the higher
altitudes and found in the Miconia and Fern-Sedge or Pampa zone. The
Pampa zone is continously wet in the cool season and formerly only
ferns, clubmosses and tree ferns grew there. Introduced trees like
the quinine tree and cattle grazing threatens now the native plants
of this vegetation zone.
Flowering plants
growing in those higher parts around the lake.
Composite picture of El Junco, only large sweet water reservoir in
the Galapagos archipelago.
Arriving on top of the lake, you are awarded by great views to the
lagoon and the surrounding hills and far away Pacific ocean..
This sweet water lagoon is surrounded by fern and sedges.
