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Galapagos - Day 1

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April 6th 2011
I guess the custom in the cruise business is to include the day you arrive, and the day you disembark when packaging cruises. So two and a half days on the boat is a four day cruise. I will play along, and present the Galapagos trip in four blog posts. On Tuesday, we flew from Quito to San Cristóbal Island in the Galapagos, arriving around 1pm. A short bus ride to the harbour, and we were on t ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos » San Cristóbal 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