Carlos points out a fresh sea-turtle nest
A land iguana
Carlos forgot his shoes. He's walking across lava rocks. Amazingly, he's pretty much ok.
These are mangroves. Usually they grow near the ocean, but these are inland.
This area used to be under water, but it was uplifted by volcanic action about fifty years ago.
There is old coral here that was once underwater.
Old sea-snail shells
More coral, evidence that this area used to be under water.
Coral close up
The coral used to be REALLY BIG!
Carlos shows off a bore hole that was drilled to get a core sample for research
A hermit crab