Where's my mom?

Santa Cruz

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January 21st 2009
We wave goodbye to our ship and start our tour of the Darwin Center. They breed giant turtles in captivity as well as land iguanas and release them all back into the wild. It's very hot as there is no wind or shade. We get to see all the giant turtles except for George. George was hiding today. George is famous because he is the last of the giant turtles on a particular island. When he dies, th ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos » Santa Cruz Island

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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