Floreana.. Santa Cruz AGAIN

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December 23rd 2009
Floreana is one of the 4 inhabited islands in the Galapagos. In the 1700s a post office barrel was built by the locals in order to facilitate the delivery of mail to Europe and the United States. Now, this area of Floreana is called Post Office Bay, and the barrel remains there. It is tradition that whoever visits this area brings a postcard addressed to themselves with a short message on it about ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos » Floreana 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