Back to where we started: Baltra Island

Baltra, a small island off Santa Cruz, is the location of the big airport, which was initially built as a military base. It is pretty flat and uninteresting to start with, and the airport infrastructure does little to improve it. Daphne major and minor visible in the background.

Farewell to Galapagos

June 15th 2014
With a tedious travel day ahead of us, we finished packing up our gear and headed down for our last breakfast on board. A final zodiac ride returned us to the pier where we first saw the ship and we were bid farewell by a sea lion lounging on a wooden bench. Several people (including Lauren and John) attempted to pose for photos on the bench, but it was made quite clear that he was not interested ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos » Santa Cruz Island

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

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