Female Sea Lion

Rabida Island and Santa Cruz “Cerro Dragon”

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February 25th 2008
February 17 2008 We arrived at Rabida Island before breakfast after a 2 hour cruise from Sullivan Bay. Rabida is a small island just south of Santiago. It is characterized by red sand beaches. We had a wet landing on the beach, and saw lots of female sea lions lazing about, including one nursing a pup. A male sea lion swam back and forth along the beach barking at us, probably warning us away ... 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