As your tour boat or cruise ship repositions around San Cristóbal Island, you may encounter these stunning rock formations about 90 minutes after leaving Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. Underwater enthusiasts take a direct charter to these landmarks off the west-central coast. This is Kicker Rock. An alternative name is León Dormido (Sleeping Lion). The monoliths are the remnants of a palagonite tuff cone that has been split and sculpted by nature for thousands of years. Between the 450 feet tall towers is a channel famous among scuba divers and snorkelers. Swimming beneath the typically calm, 62 feet of water are schools of tropical fish. Most exciting are the manta rays plus hammerheads and Galápagos sharks.
