Haven of the Sea Lions

Yate Valkiria

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June 10th 2007
Sunshine, glorious sunshine. Our week long cruise of the Galapagos started with a flight into the largest island and a get-to-know each other session for our 6 crew and 9 passengers. Expectations were pretty high from the outset, so we were very happy to be blessed with marine iguanas and playful sealions as soon as we arrived. Our yacht was hmmm, somewhat less fancy than we had expected for a ... 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