Isla de la Plata Island

The island of Isla de la Plata harbors an unsolved mystery that is hidden somewhere deep in its depths. In translation, the name of the island sounds like Silver Island. According to legend, on this large coral reef, the famous pirate Francis Drake hid countless treasures.

Along the coast of the Pacific Ocean, washing the coast of Ecuador north of the city of Guayaquil is the Machailla National Park, on the territory of which there is a small mysterious and uninhabited island of coral origin Isla de la Plata.

Sometimes you can hear the opinion that this island is a small copy of the Galapagos, this is due to a large number of various animals living on it: gulls, herons, pelicans, frigates. And in the coastal waters you can watch the games of dolphins, and sometimes, see huge sea turtles.

If you are lucky enough to get to the amazing Ecuador in summer or early autumn, then there is a chance to watch humpback whales, which at this time arrange mating games near Isla de la Plata.