Isla Plata
Isla Plata
Isla de la Plata meaning in English "Silver Island" got its name from Sir Francis Drake and his suppossedly buried silver treasure there. This island some 30 km off the southwestern mainland was for a long time in private hands but was bought by the state in 1979 and turned into a national park. The island supports a dry tropical scrub vegetation and is an important nesting site for sea birds.
