Galapagos Islands - animal encounters - encuentros con animales 5 Blue-footed booby

Galapagos Islands - animal encounters - encuentros con animales

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August 24th 2012
A really enjoyable experience with much nature and wildlife to see. In San Cristobal they had built benches along the seafront so that you could sit and contempate the harbour. However, these were not always available as the seals would leave the ocean and use them to sunbathe (see photo 1). Galapagos is the only place in the world where you can find a cactus that grows with a tree-like trunk ( ... 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