Los Gemelos area

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The Los Gemelos area is a highland region on Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos, best known for its twin volcanic sinkholes surrounded by Scalesia forest and rich birdlife.

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Los Gemelos area canonical 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical area ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
access by road from Puerto Ayora ⓘ
climate humid ⓘ
conservationStatus protected area ⓘ
country Ecuador ⓘ
distanceFrom Puerto Ayora ⓘ
ecosystem humid highland zone ⓘ
geologicalOrigin volcanic ⓘ
hasActivity guided tours ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
nature photography ⓘ
hasFeature Scalesia forest ⓘ
highland forest ⓘ
twin volcanic sinkholes ⓘ
hasFormation collapsed lava chambers ⓘ
hasImportance example of Scalesia zone ecosystem ⓘ
habitat for highland bird species ⓘ
hasTrail viewing trails around sinkholes ⓘ
hasWildlife Darwin’s finches ⓘ
linked to: Galápagos finches

Galápagos dove ⓘ
Galápagos flycatcher ⓘ
Galápagos hawk ⓘ
linked to: Galápagos hawks

Galápagos mockingbird ⓘ
short-eared owl ⓘ
vermilion flycatcher ⓘ
isOn central part of Santa Cruz Island ⓘ
knownFor birdwatching ⓘ
endemic fauna ⓘ
endemic flora ⓘ
twin volcanic sinkholes ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
localName Los Gemelos ⓘ
locatedIn Ecuador ⓘ
Galápagos Islands ⓘ
Santa Cruz Island ⓘ
management Galápagos National Park Directorate ⓘ
nameMeaning The Twins ⓘ
near Baltra–Puerto Ayora road ⓘ
Santa Rosa highlands ⓘ
partOf Galápagos National Park ⓘ
regulation visitor access controlled by Galápagos National Park rules ⓘ
terrain highland ⓘ
tourismType ecotourism ⓘ
vegetationType Scalesia pedunculata forest ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Santa Cruz Island → hasSettlement → Los Gemelos area ⓘ
Isla Santa Cruz → hasSettlement → Los Gemelos area ⓘ