Prickly Pear Cactus

A Week in Paradise Part II

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January 31st 2010
What a fabulous week. Other than lack of sleep due to sailing at night and a lack of baked goods on the boat because of a broken oven (a blessing in disguise), I have no complaints! Lidia even got the cook to have his brother bake me a birthday cake on his boat the last night! The diversity of wildlife still overwhelms me, and I definitely saw nature in action, from mating turtles to sea lion p ... 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