Tim

Charles Darwin Station, Santa Cruz

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April 17th 2011
We took the 7am ferry to Santa Cruz on Saturday morning, and then spent the the afternoon at the Charles Darwin Station to see the Giant Tortoises. We spent a couple of hours touring the area, seeing how the different island tortoises varied, how they are captive bred and of course to see the infamous Lonesome George. You are able to go into the pen, so all of us got photos taken with them.... ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos » Santa Cruz 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