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Galapagos part 2

June 2nd 2009
On the third full day in Galapagos we sailed to Espanola Island, which has the greatest number of species of all the islands as it is the oldest and most remote of the islands so the one least impacted by humans to date. We began the day at Gardner Bay, the longest stretch of sandy beach in the archipelago where again there were many sea lions to admire. After a walk along the length of the beac ... read more
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Ecuadorian Flag 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
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