My first iguana

Baltra and the Pelican

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January 18th 2009
The first day of our tour. We take a flight from Quito to Guayaquil and then on to Baltra. We get our $10 USD tourist card and boarding pass from our GAP representative at the airport. We board our flight and off we go to Guayaquil. There is a 40 minute refueling stop in Guayaquil where everyone must get off the plane. It's not too bad as we get to str ... 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