Giant Land Tortoise

Galápagos Islands - Day 4 (Astrid)

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March 13th 2012
The usual call to consciousness followed by a trip to Urbina Bay, known for giant tortoises. They warned us it would be a long hike and difficult due to the lava boulders we’d be expected to scale and worse, the wasps. They failed to mention the heat and humidity. It seemed particularly steamy today, but that might have been everyone’s excitement about the potential sightings of these gentle b ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos » Isabela 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