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Galapagos II

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January 14th 2007
We flew to the Galapagos without any plans or reservations. By far the best travel agency is Moonrise and if you are looking for a cruise, that's the place to go. We were offered quite a few boats varying in price range that were to leave in the next couple of days. The first day we went to the Charles Darwin Research Center. The following day we booked 3 day trip to Isabella Island and stayed ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

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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