ryan in his snorkeling gear

our 4 day tour

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June 13th 2008
our 4 day trip around the islands was fantastic. again- we promise to try to get some pictures up but we made the mistake of showering first when we got into town, so the other volunteers snagged up the computers at the faster cafes so we´re left back at the slower one with the cranky keyboards.. heres a bit of a breakdown of our tour... day 1: we met our group at 6am and boarded our boat ... 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