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Go Galapagos!

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July 26th 2007
Very excited, our taxi collected us a little earlier than expected to take us to the domestic airport to catch our 8.20am flight to Baltra, the famous Galapagos islands. We had to go in transit via Guayaquil, a very affluent resort style city, with expensive properties built around lagoons. We were impressed by the prosperous waterfront, an outdoor showpiece of Guayaquil and the posh airport fac ... 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