Puerto Ayora Door, Galapagos Islands Postkarte

This charming wooden door, framed by bougainvillea, is on the the main avenue of Puerto Ayora on the island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. The avenue is named Avenida Charles Darwin and begins on the main dock of Puerto Ayora and finishes at the Charles Darwin Research Station. Puerto Ayora is on the southern shore of Santa Cruz and it is the seat of Santa Cruz Canton. The town is named in honor of Isidro Ayora, an Ecuadorian president. Puerto Ayora is the most populous town in the Galápagos Islands, with more than 12,000 residents and has the best developed infrastructure in the archipelago.