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The Enchanted Islands

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June 17th 2006
Hello, welcome to another blog and one I have been both looking forward to and dreading writing (because of the sheer potential length). The Galapagos Islands, called the Enchanted Islands by Herman Melville in his book of the same name, certainly worked their magic on me! It was an amazing five days, starting on Wednesday at the Darwin Research Station on isla Santa Cruz, then isla Floreana on ... 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