Roca León Dormido — Local services in Parroquia El Progresso

This is a very nice place for snorkeling and diving! We've been there on a guided tour and it was magical. You can see there a lot marine life (of course it always depends on the weather conditions). I've been lucky and saw a hammerhead shark as well as some other types of sharks. Sea turtles, colorful fishes from tiny to big and big swarms of fishes. It's a great feeling when you get pushed into the "canyon" by the waves and get in the next moment pulled out while you watch the fishes underneath doing the...

Over the course of virtually any clear day, sunlight vividly illuminates the infamous rock formation, Roca León Dormido, in the Galápagos Islands. While on a cruise, I was relaxing on deck after a shore excursion when I noticed the unique photo opportunity provided by the early evening sunlight’s painting the rock in its glow. Not having my 35mm camera with me, I captured the accompanying image below with my iPhone. This was a moment I did not...

Such an amazing location to visit. I did a few dives here while my, generally non aquatic, wife did some snorkeling. This location is perfect for everyone. The currents are not too strong and the surface not too rough (my wife gets sea sick easily and had NO issues here). On my dives I saw an array of different sharks (Galapagos, Hammerheads, reef sharks), sea turtles, etc. Highly recommended and I cannot...