Gordon Rocks, Dive Site

The Wildlife & Wonders of the Galapagos Islands - Week 2

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May 30th 2009
After saying a sad farewell to the "Guantanamera" Stace and I checked into a cute little hostel on Isla Santa Cruz. This is the most populated of the islands and has plenty of little shops, restaurants and tourists. We went straight out to book a dive trip for the following day. My stomach had been dodgy since the second day on the boat but fortunately I didn´t miss any of the activities, man ... 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