Floreana - General Info

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Floreana, also known as Charles or Santa Maria Island, is the southeasternmost island in the archipelago. It is one of the smaller of the major islands, with an area of 173 km² and a maximum altitude of 640 meters. It is one of the islands with the most interesting human history and one of the earliest to be inhabited.

Cruiser Highlights:

Even more relaxed and friendly than Isabella according to cruiser reports.  While it appears to be a slightly bleak and desolate place, the warm welcome from residents is worth the visit.

Contact Max   – who also answers to Johnni – (Whatsapp +593 96 705 9117) was the mayor for a decade and the current mayor is Max’s wife! He’s a farmer, fisherman, tour guide, naturalist, restauranteur, agent and will arrange anything you need for your visit.

Position:  

01° 16.43’S, 90° 29.38’W (anchorage at Black beach)

Last updated:  February 2024

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Floreana was last updated 9 months ago.

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  1. May 7, 2014 at 10:08 AM
    Data Entry1 says:

    The above cruiser confirmed that they visited Floreana with an autografo for 4 ports: San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Floreana and Isabella. They used agent Ricardo.

  2. May 3, 2014 at 1:58 AM
    Data Entry1 says:

    Checked into Floreana yesterday. We were met immediately upon arrival by a water taxi with the Port Captain, Agriculture and Environmental officers. No Immigration on the island. They inspected the vessel, reviewed the paperwork we had from our agent and time in San Cristobal.

    They did require a checkout in which they stamped our zarpe from San Cristobal to Issabella, where we are heading tomorrow. Contrary to the profile here, there is wifi available. An open unlocked site and a locked site that for which they freely provided the password. It’s the best internet we’ve seen in the Galapagos and I’m sending this to you from their free wifi right now.