Mockingbird

Española

---

December 22nd 2009
I was pleasantly surprised this morning when a platter of bacon was added to the usual breakfast buffet. This is the first time I´ve had bacon since September, and it was a very highly appreciated reunion. Española is the southernmost island in the Galapagos, giving it a very remote location and making it a perfect place for endemic fauna. We took the dinghy boat to Gardener Bay Beach, which i ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos » Española Island

---

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