mini-lisa 194

Following in Darwins footsteps

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February 27th 2008
Wow, I'm sure the pictures in this blog speak for themselves....I have lots more photos to put up here but I have to find a computer which reads DVDs first. I have just spent my first week in the Galapagos and although I was going to write about my short stay in Cali, a power cut at the border crossing and getting robbed and rained on in Quito, it all pales in to insignificance compared to this pl ... 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