Santa Cruz Island

Latin American Escapade Part 2- Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

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February 26th 2006
We are currently sitting in the aeropuerto of Baltra - an island five minutes away from Santa Cruz in the Galapagos. It’s Saturday morning and we are waiting for our flight back to Quito after five days sailing the Galapagos Islands. We flew in to Quito last Sunday 19th February, from Cuba, where we stayed overnight before flying 1,000 km off the coast to the Galapagos on Monday morning. Landin ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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