Frigate Bird

North Seymour/Baltra

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December 21st 2009
We had to wake up quite early this morning so we could have a tour of North Seymour before the group got dropped off at the airport. We took the dinghy to shore right in time to chill out and watch the sunrise. The island was quite lively, because unlike the other islands it was mating season for the blue footed boobies. It was amazing to watch them prance around showing off their blue feet in a c ... 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