Blue Footed Boobies

The Galapagos and Great Craic

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November 6th 2007
After flying into Quito on a Friday night Christine, Jill and I had quite a shock. We had no idea the city was so big and were immediatly intimidated, realizing quickly that we had to toughen up. We decided the next day to book a trip to the Galapagos as soon as possible, partly because we had the money at the start of our trip, but also we thought it would be a nice way to ease ourselves into tr ... 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