Arrival at the airport...

Galapagos Islands

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May 21st 2008
We sorted out our tour to the Galapagos Islands from Quito and decided to spend a few days exploring the islands on our own before embarking on a 4 day boat tour. We arrived on the 11th of May at Baltra Airport and travelled down to Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz which is the most populated island. From here we took a boat to Isla Isabela. The journey took more than two hours which was an experience ... 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