Praying to the Scuba Gods

My Date with Darwin

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April 16th 2007
Hello friends, I finally wrangled this Galapagos video onto the web. This post will conclude my 1st South America trip report (only 9 months late!). Who wants to join me on the upcoming sequel to this trip?! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2181125486606282688 Ka-Blamo! ... 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