Frigate Bird During Mating Season

Back from Galapagos

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September 4th 2007
Hi All, We got back from the Galapagos Islands today (it´s just Efrat & myself now). We had a great time there, although it was not exactly as expected. First thing´s first: I´ll upload some pictures from an internet cafe tomorrow. For now Í´ll just tell you about the journey. We were a group of 10 passengers on the M/V Flamingo, probably the smallest cruise ship in the Galapagos. We ha ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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