Gallavanting in The Galapagos - part 1
December 5th 2011 Our travels to the Galapagos begin in Quito. This is the second highest capital city in the world, nearly as high as La Paz, though strangely, it does not have the same feeling of altitude. Perhaps your correspondent has become accustomed to such rarefied airs, or the beer is stronger here.
We arrived in the city (a Jam tribute to those who know) after a 12 hour bus journey through a baking hot
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