The brightly coloured Land iguana on Islas Plaza, Plaza Sur

The Galapagos Islands

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November 6th 2011
Following on from my previous blog of knife wheeling addicts and arguments, I’m delighted to devote an entire entry to our animal packed detour to the Galapagos Islands. We never thought we would get there this trip but after a while it became too hard to ignore the many travelers we’ve met who’ve told us it’s the best thing they’ve ever done. Plus we thought it would be a missed opportu ... 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