Giant Tortoise

Ecuador - Galapagos and beyond

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December 6th 2006
All, We are back from a quick 8 day trip to the Galapagos (on a nice yacht... if you exclude the odd bout of seasickness on Naera´s part) ... it really is true what they say about the islands. A seriously cool place and one that has some seriously odd looking wildlife... We started by booking a last minute trip which was more difficult than we thought (fewer options available) but we decid ... 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