on the decks of the anchored boats and have taken over park benches.

The town is situated at the foot of the Cerro San Joaquin mountain, which has an elevation of 896 m making it the highest mountain on San Cristóbal. Cerro de las Tijeretas (Frigatebird Hill) is located 1 mile southeast of the town. The 1.5 km walk to it passes through a thickly-vegetated area consisting of aromatic palo santo trees. The hill is