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Land Iguana

This handsome fellow was completely unfazed by having his picture taken. Dick did all the work while he just sat there and enjoyed himself.
Galapagos Islands

January 28th 2006
Next stop on our cruise down the west coast of South America was Ecuador, which lies south of the Panama Canal from Guatemala. Dick and I are learning a lot about geography on this trip. My hazy guess as to how to get to Ecuador from the US was to go to Los Angeles and turn left. But it turns out, to our surprise that Ecuador is in the same time zone as South Carolina, and the shortest route b ... read more
South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

Ecuadorian Flag 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
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