Blue footed boobies

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador = Summer 2008

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September 1st 2008
People often ask me what the most awesome trip I've every done was. I used to answer "Galapagos!" But then I went on awesomer, and awesomer trips and I rarely talk about this trip anymore. It just might have been the best ever, though. It was the first big trip I did that I had alone time in another country and I needed to navigate hostels, new places, new people, but a familiar language. Anoth ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos » San Cristóbal 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