Famed Charles Darwin Research Station at Risk It’s often said that tourism is a two-edged sword. If so, then nowhere do both edges gleam more brightly and sharply than in the Galápagos. Now, with a weird, backhand snicker-snack, the tourism sword is slashing at the same renowned scientific institution that it has also helped:…
Daniel Orellana of Charles Darwin Foundation crossing a field of ferns to reach Minas de Azufre (naturally-occurring sulfur mines) on the top of Sierra Negra, an active volcano on Isabela Island. The Google Maps team traveled for more than three hours, hiking and on horseback, to reach this remote location. Images, like the…
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Caudellia galapagosensis Landry & Neunzig, 2006 Unadilla maturella (Zeller, 1881) Hellula galapagensis Landry, 2008 Hellula phidilealis (Walker, 1859) Undulambia lindbladi Landry, 2006, femelle Undulambia lindbladi Landry, 2006, mâle Parapoynx fluctuosalis (Zeller, 1852) Références Landry, B.& H. H. Neunzig…
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The Galapagos Islands of Ecuador are home to giant sea turtles (Photo: Galapagos-Schildkröte image by Rangzen from Fotolia.com ) Related Articles The South American country of Ecuador may be small, but it features an incredibly diverse range of landscapes that encompass numerous attractions. Tourists considering the best time…
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The bustling surf town of Montanita in Ecuador is one of my favourite backpacking destinations. In fact it’s the place I headed to for my first real long haul solo travel experience back in 2007 and I’ve currently juts finished my third stint there. Considering I could literally be anywhere in the world right now I think that…
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The Galápagos Archipelago, Darwin s living laboratory, is home to an abundance of wildlife. Isolated from the mainland for millions of years, it is one of the rare wildernesses where animals have no instinctive fear of humans, making for incredible photographic opportunities. Join a National Geographic photographer aboard the…
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Sitting on the equator between Colombia and Peru, Ecuador may be the smallest Andean nation but it’s packed with the most startling contrasts of scenery. With its astounding biodiversity, impressive historical legacy, stunning colonial architecture, bustling highland markets and diverse mix of people – blacks, whites, indigenous…
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Islands are surrounded by water, and this water is typically pretty inhospitable to the animals that live on islands. It is a sort of closed system, different from mainland ecosystems where plants and animals can easily migrate. So, special theories were needed to explain the number of species living and dying on islands at…
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Speaking at a dinner at Christ s College, Cambridge, to mark the 200th anniversary of Darwin s birth, Mr Marr warned that the islands habitats face ruination unless human development leaves space for the wildlife. Mr Marr first visited the islands to research Darwin as part of the BBC s Great Britons series and has since become…
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My boyfriend and I stayed here for 3 nights while exploring Banos. The room was very nice and clean and the staff were super nice and helpful. They do not speak much English but it wasn t a problem. We loved the pool table on the top floor. This hostel is just across the street from the bus stat ion which was super convenient…
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This week, it debuted a video on YouTube showing three bizarre creatures encountered on an exploration of deep sea thermal vents off the coast of the Galapagos Islands (near Ecuador.) Deep sea hydrothermal vents are areas of the sea floor where hot gases rise up from below the Earth’s crust. Their discovery in 1977 showed scientists…
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Caribbean Description The Caribbean, long referred to as the West Indies, includes more than 7, islands; of those, 13 are independent island countries (shown in red on the map), and some are dependencies or overseas territories of other nations. In addition, that large number includes islets ( very small rocky islands ); cay…
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Though Ecuador is South America s second-smallest country, it is bursting with spectacular sights just waiting to be explored. Its exquisite landscape is divided in two by the equator, hence its name, and the diversity is what makes it so enticing to travelers. You can spend one day seeing the Amazon Basin and the next viewing…
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Only three photos of food appear on the restaurant’s website, and two of them are blurry. On a recent Thursday afternoon, at the height of the lunch rush, not one table was taken. All of those factors should add up to an eatery that’s unpopular for a reason, but instead, it’s mystifying, because Filfillah (or Filfilah, as it’s…
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The weather seasons of the Galápagos Islands are set and defined entirely by the arrival or departure of the currents that surround them. The Hot Season starts in December and gradually works its way until May. Here, conditions are really tropical, as the waters from the Panamá Current bathe the islands. Seas are generally calm…
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