our cabin from the bathroom

Galapagos Islands - where every tourist becomes Japanese

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September 5th 2007
I´m not really sure what I expected to find in Galapgos, except for one thing - I expected it to be green, and it wasn´t. Our journey began with a lot of travelling: A flight Quito - Quayaquil - Baltra island, a bus to the canal between Baltra and Santa Cruz, a ferry on the canal, another bus to Puerto Ayora´s harbour, and eventually a small boat that took us to our own boat, the ¨Flamingo¨, ... 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