Crazed Booby and Chick

The Galapagos Islands - Island Tour

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March 3rd 2008
Introduction Well, the travels continue! Just got back from two weeks in the Galapagos Islands. Computer access is a wee bit slow there, so I figured I'd update you once I got back to the lovely, warm (brrrr!!) Ontario heartland. So here goes: First off, this update will be in two parts. I spent the first week on a tour with Ecoventura, on their boat called the Letty. This was prima ... 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