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A Day in the highlands

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April 18th 2011
We took a tour today to see the sights of the highlands of Santa Cruz (the largest island in the archipeligo) with our guide Enrique. First stop was to a farm where we walked to find the Giant Tortoises, endemic to this island. The Santa Cruz tortoise is known as a dome-shaped tortoise, as evident by the shape of its shell. We found several large wild tortoises, more than 100 years of age. L ... 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