Tortoise

Galapagos Cruise on the New Flamingo

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September 19th 2014
The Galapagos islands are amazing, there is so much wildlife that are not afraid of humans. I just found it unbelievable how close we were able to get to so many different animals and birds. The Galapagos islands have 7,214 identified species, and it's estimated that only 86% of the biodiversity has been registered. Another 3,089 marine species have been recorded and 30.8% of species are endemic ( ... 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