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Greetings from the Galapags Islands

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October 13th 2008
We left Quito at an early hour to catch our flight to the Galapagos Islands, making one stop on the way at a place I won’t even try to pronounce. We landed on Baltra Island around midday and were soon on our way to the dock to board our boat, ‘GAP 1’ or ‘Pelikano’, its proper name. Given that the islands always look deserted when shown on documentaries, the size of the airport took me by ... 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