Tortoise

On the farm in Santa Cruz we walked around dozens of these giants. They sometimes pull their neck and head into their shell, but are otherwise undisturbed by humans.

Naturalists' Nirvana

October 20th 2015
Quito is a colonial time capsule engulfed in a sprawling grimy metropolis with a crime problem that you need to be aware of. It is easy to see why Quito’s historic centre has been granted UNESCO world heritage status. In fact Quito and Krakow were the first two cities bestowed with this title. The buildings have not been touched much in the past few centuries. From the outside they appear unchan ... 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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