Land Iguana

Galapagos Islands

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December 7th 2007
Well we have just finished the Galapgos Islands. It was absolutly breath taking. I wasn't sure what to expect but we loved it. We sailed around on a boat called 'Sulidae' which was an old pirate ship. We visted lots of different Islands. We walked along pure white beaches with hundreds of sea lions all over the place and they didn't mind us being around at all. On one Island we got to snorkel with ... 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