Lava and beach

The Galapagos

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November 25th 2007
Well we are back from The Galapagos, and what a trip. We went to 9 different islands over 8 days, mainly sailing at night so we had the days on the islands or snorkelling. Our boat was OK (Mandy´s blog may have another view about this). The rooms were a good size but smelt of diesel and were very noisy being near the engine. The food was just about OK, but there was lots of cold beer and coke. ... 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