Steve spotted a turle laying eggs

Galapagos Islands: Day 11

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March 18th 2011
Day 11. March 18, 2011: Santiago and Bartolome Bartolome We woke up @ 6 AM in order to get in the pangas to go on a Penguin hunt. You can tell from the picture that we look a little haggard at this point (Anne to Steve: I think I look great!) The Galapagos Penguin is endemic and is the only species of Penguin that lives in the northern hemisphere. We stayed close to sh ... 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