Cristobalian Fresco

Ota-what-eee???

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May 22nd 2009
5/18 At last check, we left off at San Cristobal Island...one of the smallest populated of the 3 habitable Galapagos islands with a whopping 6,000 residents. While trying to find a restaurant still open at 8pm we stumbled back by the pier where we heard the lovely cries of the sea lions. There were at least a couple hundred of them who had crawled onto the beach for a safe night´s sleep away f ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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