Galapagos - North Seymour

Galapagos Islands

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August 2nd 2007
Have just discovered that in our absence there have been problems with the blog server - will try to restore missing entries later, but for now - Galapagos report follows. We have just arrived back in Quito after the most amazing trip to the Galapagos Islands, way out in the Pacific, off the coast of Ecuador. We were in a small (16 berth) yacht, but nevertheless very comfortable, though we are ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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