us in Papallacta

Galapagos - take I

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August 29th 2007
Hi all, This is just to inform you that there's an internet place even in the galapagos islands, 970 KM west of ecuador. We flew in this morning, got on our boat and... I felt really sick! But don't worry, after about an hour we left the ship again and went to see some giant turtoise on the shore, and when we got back on board I felt just fine (tfu tfu tfu). I hope I will continue to feel th ... 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