A kind of Heron at Guayaquil

The coast of Ecuador March 14 - 23 2011

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March 22nd 2011
You must have a very good reason not to go to the Galapagos Islands, when you are a biologist. Specially when you are already in Ecuador and even in Guayaquil, thé place to leave for these worldfamous islands. One of the reasons could be that the Galapagos Islands have become too turistic. There are lots of people who do not have any reason to be there. Like the reporter of the Volkskrant (a Dutc ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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