Asilo de la Paz

Asilo de la Paz (English: Haven of Peace[1]) is a location on Floreana Island in the Galapagos archipelago.

[4] They initially lived in a cave at Asilo de la Paz, near a spring that provided the island's only permanent source of freshwater.

[4] At this site, the family built a home, with a roof made from tanned hides and banana leaves, and named it "Casa de la Paz" (English: House of Peace).

[3] A warbler finch (Certhidea fusca), previously considered extinct on Floreana, was reportedly heard at Asilo de la Paz in 2008,[3] although this sighting is not universally accepted.

[5] Giant tortoises, previously owned as pets by the island's residents, roam a large enclosed area at Asilo de la Paz.