Iguanas

Galapagos Here I am

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October 15th 2006
So we have been here for about a week and a half. Its an amazing place... The first day we arrived with two other volunteers and rode to camp in the back of a pick-up, the local taxi´s are all 4 door white pick-up trucks, some with 4wd but mostly not. The other volunteers we came in with are a Spanish guy named Pablo, who we´ll definitely meet up with in Barcelona and a girl just out of high ... 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