Giant Tortoises at Charles Darwin Centre

It was easy to get close up to these at the centre. They were magnificent creatures .. some even older than me...!

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April 10th 2009
Sunday 5.04.09 ´Rough night on choppy seas, the boat rolled a lot but Iwas so tired I had no trouble sleeping. The engine was cut about 2:00 am and anchor dropped but there was quite a swell so the boat continued to roll. We had breakfast at 7:00 after which we went across to Español Island where we trekked for an hour and a half - saw different species of iguanas, sea lions, lizzards and a wide ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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