The Bush Headed Darren

Swimming around, wearing tanks, lets hope we're not sharky snacks.

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April 15th 2008
From the minute you arrive into the Galapagos Islands you cant help but be impressed. For those of you not familiar, these small islands are the setting for Charles Darwins 'Origin of Species'. Every creature that inhabits these islands has over a period of years had to evolve and adapt in order to survive. On arrival into the island of Santa Cruz (some 12'000 of the 30'000 population of Gala ... 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