It’s amazing that such a small group of islands have had such a large impact on our understanding of the world. People live in small areas of the islands because the wildlife and plants are ...

Experience local life in the town of Puerto Ayora Only four of the 13 major islands in the Galápagos are inhabited by people ... IGTOA, the International Galapagos Tour Operators Association ...

There are now at least 13 species of finches on the Galapagos Islands, each filling a different niche on different islands. All of them evolved from one ancestral species, which colonized the ...

It’s amazing that such a small group of islands have had such a large impact on our understanding of the world. Rewilding is when people leave sections of land alone so plants and animals can ...

While there are no accommodation options available on the island, several tour companies, such as Santa Fe III and Galápagos Native Tours, offer day trips from Santa Cruz and Isabela Islands.

PUERTO AYORA — Who hasn't dreamt of one day visiting the Galapagos Islands to discover one of ... an oil field in the Yasuní National Park, an indigenous land covering almost 1 million hectares ...

Quechua is the main native language spoken by the indigenous people of Ecuador and the ... Andean Road System, the Galapagos Islands and Sangay National Park. 6. The Panama hat was invented ...

Galápagos National Park and the marine reserve protecting the islands’ surrounding waters ... Over 90% of their crews are also not local people. Marco Andres Vizcaino Garcia: For the first ...