Galapagos Penguin

The Galapagos...

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July 13th 2006
What an absolutely incredible trip this turned out to be, probably the best we´ve been on, not only for the spectacular place and wild life but also for the fantastic group of people that we ended up with on our boat- top week. After the first leg of our flight from Quito to Guayaquil, we had to switch planes and unfortunately had a three hour delay. However, every cloud has a silver lining and ... 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