Posing tortoise

So many Boobies...So little time...

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July 12th 2006
We returned this afternoon from an unforgettable trip to the Galapagos Islands. Basically we spent 5 days, 4 nights on a 16 passenger, 7 crew boat, sailing around the Galapagos Islands. We saw 6 of the literally thousands of islands in the archipeligo which is a mere drop in the proverbial bucket, but it allowed us to see more than you could dream of seeing. In fact, we saw many of every single ... 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