Galapagos Islands Ecuador

The whole Group Volcanic - Numbers of Craters - Leafless Bushes Colony at Charles Island - James Island - Salt-lake in Crater - Natural History…

Enjoy just a short glimpse at all of the fun awaiting you on International Expeditions’ Galapagos Islands cruises! Each of these travel videos…

Global map of the predicted distribution of Aedes albopictus, another mosquito of the Aedes family that researchers believe transmits the Zika…

Ecuador s economy is currently the eighth largest in Latin America. After years of instability, economic growth has averaged 4 per cent each…

With no offspring and no other known members of his sub-species, he became famous as the world’s rarest creature. His plight had led to a series…

Fast Facts Type: Bird Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: 17 years Size: 32 to 34 in (80 to 85 cm); Wingspan, nearly 5 ft (1.5 m)…

[Total: 26 Average: 3.6] Planning your trip to the Galapagos Islands? Not sure how to get to the archipelago? It’s simple. Your first destination…

Easter Island History Rapa Nui, or Easter Island as it is known today, is a Polynesian island positioned in the Pacific Ocean, approximately…

Flights from the mainland arrive at two airports: Isla Baltra just north of Santa Cruz, and Isla San Cristóbal. There are almost an equal number…

Drew Haines is a young Canadian expat living in Ecuador. She writes the Galapagos for Kids series on Red Mangrove Blog. Learn about the Galapagos…

If there’s one thing everyone knows about mountains—and given the state of geography education today, that may be a pretty accurate estimate—it’s…

Darwin s theory of evolution explains how species of living things have changed over geological time. The theory is supported by evidence from…

Tame flies once daily from Quito and Guayaquil to Baltra (GPS), a tiny island just north of Santa Cruz, and to San Cristóbal (SCY). AeroGal flies…

In recent decades, the Academy scientist John McCosker, Chair of Aquatic Biology, has led our Galápagos research efforts. McCosker has spent…