An incongruously large statue of a Land Iguana dominates the town square of Puerto Ayora, the largest town in the Galapagos. Santa Cruz Island covers a large area, and only a portion of the island belongs to the Galapagos National Park. The town lies outside the boundaries of the park -- it offers anchorage for the many ships that pick up and drop off visitors to the park itself. It makes a living off what the park itself has to offer, which primarily is a chance to see exotic birds and animals in the wild. Since there are no wild animals in the town, it has built its own out of concrete. It glares at us here quite realistically. I include a figure in the background, conveying the fact that large "super-iguanas" such as this one are now very much taken for granted by the locals.