Galapagos Sealions

Galapagos Cruise

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September 13th 2006
Hello all, Well, from the messages we have received so far, it would seem that our first blog entry went down really well with you all, so we hope this one does not disappoint! So, what have we been doing these past 3 weeks or so? After the Amazon, we headed south to a tiny little village called Chugchilan, which is high in the Andes and located on the so-called Quilotoa Loop. It is one of tho ... 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