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ECUADOR -
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, 906 km (563 mi) west of continental Ecuador. The islands are known for their vast number of endemic species and were studied by Charles Darwin during the second voyage of HMS Beagle, as his observations and collections contributed to the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by means of natural selection.
The islands have a population of slightly over 28,000.
BEST TIME to VISIT ECUADOR and GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to GALAPAGOS
Galapagos : April to December
Espanola Island -Punta Suarez - young seal
Espanola Island -Punta Suarez - colorful marine iguana
Espanola Island - Gardner Bay - young sea lion
San Cristobal Island - Giant Tortoise
San Cristobal Island - Giant Tortoise
San Cristobal Island - Giant Tortoise
Floreana Island - crab in a shell
black finch feeding on a cactus flower
Floreana Island - Pelican drying
Floreana Island - flamingos
Espanola Island - Sea lions - mother and puppy
Floreana Island - flamingos
Espanola Island - Waved albatross chick
Espanola Island - colorful marine iguana
Espanola Island - Swallow-tailed gull
Espanola Island - Nazca booby - new-born chick
Espanola Island - Nazca booby nesting
Espanola Island - Waved albatrosses bonding before mating
Espanola Island - blow hole
Espanola Island - Galapagos hawk
Espanola Island - Waved albatrosses bonding before mating
Espanola Island - Waved albatrosses chick
Espanola Island - colorful marine iguana
Espanola Island - American Oystercatchers
Floreana island - orcas
Floreana island - Frigatebird on a cactus
blue-footed booby with chicks
some islands are desertic - San Bartolomé here
blue-footed booby
San Bartolomé island - famous landscape seen in "master and commander" movie with Russel Crow
Genovesa island - marine iguana
Genovesa island - swallow-tailed gull
San Bartolomé island - landscape
Santa Cruz island - Lava heron
Santa Cruz island - marine iguana
Espanola Island - Galapagos hawk
Espanola Island - Albatross - juvenal
San Cristobal - sea lion
San Cristobal - blue-footed booby
San Cristobal - Giant Tortoise
San Cristobal - Giant Tortoise
Genovesa island - Nazca booby - fully grown
Genovesa island - a very cute nazca booby juvenal coming to our group
Genovesa island - sea lion
Genovesa island - Res-footed booby turning its head at 180° making a very strange view
Genovesa island - Red-footed booby - fully grown
Genovesa island - red-footed booby
Genovesa island - the rare tropicalbird with red beak
Genovesa island - the rare tropicalbird with red beak - he has 2 long feathers attached to its tail
Genovesa island - red-footed booby - baby
Santa Cruz island - Flamingo
Genovesa island - red-footed booby
Genovesa island - crested heron
Genovesa island - red-footed booby - juvenal
Genovesa island - rFrigatebird
Genovesa island - red-footed booby - juvenal
Genovesa island - Frigatebird flying
Genovesa island - red-footed booby
Genovesa island - ray swimming
Genovesa island - nazca booby
Sombrero chino islet - Galapagos pingouin
Santa Cruz island - Giant tortoise
Blue-footed booby entering in its usual restaurant in rush
Santa Cruz island - Giant tortoise
Santa Cruz island - Flamingo with a drop of water at the tip of its beak
Santa Cruz island - Giant tortoise
Espanola island - Nazca booby - juvenal
Espanola island - sea lion getting out of the water
Espanola island - marine iguana