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The galapogus - Tortuga bay and the Charles Darwin centre

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April 19th 2009
So finally in the galapagos and rediculously excited to be here! As you can image my journey here had some kind of drama as always, and in true Polly Thompson style, I think I did well to get out of this one! Having slept all the way on the plane, I arrived to 35 degrees C of slightly dull looking island (Balta) very bleary eyed and was promptly asked to cough up the (expected) $100 park entran ... 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