Female vermillion flycatcher

Life on Galápagos

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February 8th 2010
Puerto Ayora The main city of Isla Santa Cruz is a busy one, with 300 taxis, and a lot of building going on. The streets are clean and everywhere on the taxi boats, ships and other vessels in the bay it says that grabage should not be thrown into the ocean. So far so good (apart from the taxis, which make me absolute crazy - the sheer number is way too much) but the petrol price is ver ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos » Santa Cruz Island

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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