Carlos and Mike

Galapagos Day 6 - Bartolomé

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July 23rd 2005
"Hello! Everybody ready?! It´s George, your guide. It´s time to go to Bartolomé! The bus is waiting!" boomed a man with an Ecuadorian accent. It was only 4:45 am. It was still dark out. We hadn´t even heard any roosters yet (they usually start crowing way too early in the morning). Though, our alarm had just gone off. No, we were not ready yet. We had been told that the bus would wo ... 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