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Day 51: Arriving onto Santa Cruz – Galapagos Islands!

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May 27th 2013
We woke up and caught our airport transfer at 6.45am. We grabbed some breakie at the airport, and excitedly waited for our 9.10am to the Galapagos. It was a beautiful clear day as we flew in over the archipelago. I could see a number of small islands and rocks sticking up out of the ocean. We landed onto Baltra Island, paid our $100ea entrance fee into the national park and hoped that someone w ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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