Land Iguana

One of the many to be found on the islands; their camouflage is so good that once when I was looking close up to a sea lion I stood on the tail of an iguana without realising. I only noticed when it started to pull away from under my foot!

The Galapagos Experience

April 8th 2009
Friday 03.04.09 Last night I went out with the group in the hostel in Quito as it their last night there as well - many were going into the jungle for 5-10 weeks environmental project. They were a lively group. We went to a restaurtant where you could eat and drink as much as you like for $12 - this included cocktails. I wasn´t very hungry as I ate at lunchtime. I tried out a few cocktails (marga ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos » Santa Cruz Island

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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