The Red Sand Beach

The beautiful red beach of Galapagos is located on the northern side of Rabida, a small volcanic island in the Galapagos archipelago located about 600 miles west of Ecuador. The intense red color of the sand is due to the high rate of iron present in the ashes of the nearby volcano and the corrosion of its slopes. This is the only available port of the island, and is known for its uncontaminated beauty and wild habitat populated by numerous colonies of sea lions and by a large variety of birds and rare endemic plant species.