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Welcome to the Galapagos!

The Galapagos Islands

March 25th 2008
Buenos Dias from the Galapagos, the symbolic homeland of Darwin's evolution theory! The sail to the Galapagos was for the most part uneventful, other than the fact it took about 10 days to travel approx 940 nautical miles (1700 km) when we got caught up in the equatorial duldrums. Along the way, we were joined by dolphins, whales, sea turtles, mahi-mahi fish and various sea birds. We were ab ... read more
South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

Ecuadorian Flag 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
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