Isla de la Plata

Isla de la Plata
Isla de la Plata
Map showing the location of Isla de la Plata
Map showing the location of Isla de la Plata
Location off the coast of Ecuador
LocationManabí Province, Ecuador
Coordinates1°16′43″S 81°04′07″W / 1.27861°S 81.06861°W / -1.27861; -81.06861
Area5.9 km2 (2.3 sq mi)

Isla de la Plata is a small island off the coast of Manabí, Ecuador, and is part of Parque Nacional Machalilla. Guided tours of the island are given on a couple of different hiking trails. It can be reached by boat from the city of Puerto López, which is 40 km away.[1]

History

There is a shrine from Inca times located on the island.[2]

Environment

On the island, there is a large diversity of animal species,[3][4] including the blue-footed booby, red-footed booby, and the Nazca booby.[5][6] Another species found here is the South American sea lion.[7]

Important Bird Area

The island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of resident Esmeraldas woodstars, magnificent frigatebirds and blue-footed boobies, breeding waved albatrosses, and wandering tattlers on passage.[8]

Isla de la Plata is featured in an episode of the travel series Jet Set Zero.

  • Blue-footed booby on Isla de la Plata in winter.
    Blue-footed booby on Isla de la Plata in winter.
  • Blue-footed booby with new young on Isla de la Plata.
    Blue-footed booby with new young on Isla de la Plata.
  • Tour guide addresses customers at the beginning of a tour.
    Tour guide addresses customers at the beginning of a tour.

References

  1. ^ Gilbert, Sarah (27 November 2010). "Isla de la Plata - Ecuador's other Galapagos". the Guardian.
  2. ^ Bruhns, Karen Olsen; Bruhns, Dr Karen Olsen (1994-08-04). Ancient South America - Karen Olsen Bruhns - Google Books. ISBN 9780521277617. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  3. ^ Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. (2005). "La avifauna de la isla de La Plata, Parque Nacional Machalilla, Ecuador, con notas sobre nuevos registros". Cotinga. 24: 22–27.
  4. ^ Amy E. Robertson (19 November 2013). Moon Volunteer Vacations in Latin America. Avalon Publishing. pp. 240–. ISBN 978-1-61238-642-3.
  5. ^ Robin Restall; Juan Freile (8 March 2018). Birds of Ecuador. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 64–. ISBN 978-1-4729-2565-7.
  6. ^ Andrés Vásquez Noboa (30 May 2017). Wildlife of Ecuador: A Photographic Field Guide to Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians. Princeton University Press. pp. 78–. ISBN 978-1-4008-8505-3.
  7. ^ Ronald M. Nowak; Ernest Pillsbury Walker (28 May 2003). Walker's Marine Mammals of the World. JHU Press. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-0-8018-7343-0.
  8. ^ "Isla de la Plata". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-29.


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