La Portada remains closed due to a landslide of an important part of its cliffs, which blocked access to its beach. For this reason, a remodeling of the access route and its surroundings is planned. The natural monument constitutes an observation site for guano birds such as Peruvian booby ("Sula variegata") and Inca terns ("Larosterna inca"), as well as Guanay cormorants ("Phalacrocorax bougainvillii"), kelp gulls ("Larus dominicanus"), grey gulls ("Larus modestus"), Belcher's gulls ("Larus belcheri"), and pelicans. Occasionally one can also observe mammals such as the South American fur seal ("Arctocephalus australis") or the common dolphin ("Delphinus delphis"). La Portada is located
Creature Features was written by Iris Byrd, then Iris Perkins, of Fort Scott, Kansas. "Creature Features" was also the name of a horror show which aired on Saturday nights in the South Bend Metro Area on WSJV-TV Channel 28, from 1968 till 1977. The show featured artwork of 4–6 monster heads on a blue background used during announcements, or another watercolor of a black castle on a long winding road in the moonlight. It was mentioned in letter from Joseph Meeks in issue #10 (March 1994) of "Scary Monsters". It also played as "Double Creature Feature" and featured the bug eyed monster