Simon on the beach

Santa Cruz - Galapagos

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May 20th 2007
Well we've now been in the Galapagos for a total of about 8 hours and so far we've seen blue-footed boobies, pelicans, countless other birds, crabs, fish, shark fins poking out of the water, lizards, marine iguanas spitting salt out of their noses and a ray! And all that only on a beach in 2 hours! COOL! We're going diving tomorrow off Floreana, another one of the islands, and we've been told ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more