Astronomía Y Astrofotografía

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Opuntia cactus.

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The islet "South Square" east of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos archipelago, is the right place to admire these unique cactus.
This is the Opuntia species of echios is a plant in the Cactaceae family. It is endemic to the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) and is Commonly Known as the Galapagos prickly pear, but there are five other species of prickly pears are there also That endemic to the archipelago.