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Going to Galapagos...

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February 8th 2009
After looking foward to this trip for so long we were finally off to the Galapagos Islands. The flight from Quito was about 3 hours and the first half hour is over the Andes so it's spectacular. As soon as we landed the heat was unreal. We got picked up, met our guide and were off to see our "pirate ship" home for the next 5 days. As we waited on the dock for the dingy to collect us a huge bull se ... 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