Marine Iguana

Galapagos continues

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September 19th 2006
The arrival was quite scary, approaching Isla Santa Cruz at about 200 metres high (it felt like the wing tips were going to skim the water) as the runway is right on the edge of the Island was a bit frightening. Had to drive through the centre of the Island to get to the south where we were to catch a speed boat for 45 mins (I just had to focus on the Island behing us for the whole time and I coul ... 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