Landing on Santiago

Galapagos Day 4 - Santiago and Bartolome

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June 11th 2014
Today’s excursions were focused a bit more on the geology of the Galapagos. In the morning we awoke anchored near the large island of Santiago Island, which we had already visited on Monday. This time we were on the eastern side of the island for a landing at Sullivan bay. There was no opportunity to sleep in and it was difficult to get going for the 8am start. After breakfast we were ferried by ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos » Santiago 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