Galapagos Travel There are 13 major islands in the Galapagos Archipelago which lies 373 km/600 miles from mainland Ecuador. This incredibly special place is home to plant and animal species whose ancestors floated of were blown there. In 1959 in order to preserve the original ecology and to control the introduction of new and potentially harmful species 90% of the land surface and all of the ocean out to the national limits was designated a national park. Indigenous fauna lives without natural predators, the birds and animals are virtually fearless. Visitors can walk along trails and pass within inches of numerous species. To minimize your impact on the fragile ecology, the park authorities have established rules which visitors must abide by and these will be explained by your guide. On land, trails have been established and visitors are expected to keep to the trails.
In Galapagos In 1535 the islands were discovered by the Bishop of Panama called Tomás de Berlanga. He stranded there, like most animals and plants, unvoluntarily and said that noboby could live on the isle. With his last force he reached the coast of Peru. And some years later in 1574 the archipelago could be drawn in a world map with the name "Islands of the turtles" or in Spanish "Archipelago de los Galopegoes".
Discover Galapagos Special Discounted Rates Now Available for Galapagos cruises... All of our Galapagos cruise ships and yachts depart weekly. We are now offering some amazing special discounts on certain dates for many of the yachts and ships we offer in the Galapagos Islands. We also offer some very good discounts on package tours that include the Andes, Amazon and Cusco & Machu Picchu. |
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