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Galapagos Cruising: Sustainable Tips and Recommendations

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 7th March 202403/07/2024
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Introduction The Galapagos Islands, a mesmerizing archipelago situated in the Pacific Ocean, have long captured the imagination of travelers from around the globe. Renowned for their unique biodiversity and the groundbreaking scientific discoveries made by Charles Darwin, these islands offer an unparalleled opportunity to witness wildlife and ecosystems that exist nowhere else on Earth. However,

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3,500 species inhabit the Galapagos Marine Reserve

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 19th November 201911/19/2019
  • Animals, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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Sharks, stingrays, penguins, corals, sea lions, dolphins, plant organisms, and fish shoals are among the 3,500 species of flora and fauna registered in the Galapagos Marine Reserve, established in 1998. Eduardo Espinoza, Head of Marine Ecosystem and responsible of the monitoring of the Galapagos National Park Administration (DPNG), explained that out of the 22% of

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The use of plastic straws banned in Galapagos

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 12th November 201911/19/2019
  • Animals, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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Since May 22, the sale and use of plastic straws in Galapagos is banned. This is the one of the four plastic products that will not be able to enter the Archipelago since Tuesday to reduce contamination. In addition to plastic straws, the introduction of t-shirt sleeves, polyethylene containers and non-returnable bottles will be progressively

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A program for waste mitigation in Galapagos

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 29th October 201910/29/2019
  • Galapagos Islands, Nature
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The Galapagos National Park has developed a program to mitigate the plastic waste that damages the marine ecosystem. The whole community is involved in the activity: the artisanal fishing sector, non- governmental organizations and public institutions. Up to now, the trips for mitigation have been made around Isabela Island, the coastal profile of Santiago, San

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Galápagos has 167 new specialized guides

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 7th October 201910/07/2019
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Galapagos works to further improve the quality of the tourism industry, this time with the formation of new specialized guides. 167 professionals were trained with the main objective of offering services that guarantee the tourists safety, while contributing to the preservation of the natural heritage. The training process was carried out by Universidad San Francisco

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“Workshop Galápagos 2017” offered the best of the islands

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 7th October 201910/07/2019
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With the aim of generating business contacts and creating strategic lliances, 34 Galapagos tour operators offered lodging services, boats, and daily tours to 60 tour operators from Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Manta, Riobamba and Baños. They met in the first business conference “Workshop Galápagos 2017” that was developed in the Ministry of Tourism. The conference allowed

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Galapagos maritime system

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 26th September 201909/26/2019
  • Animals, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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The islands are known for the presence of spectacular sea ​​creatures such as sharks, whale sharks, cetaceans and manta rays. The number of marine species of both plants and animals known in Galapagos has been increasing steadily since 1990, as result of new inventories. In terms of wealth of species, the marine ecosystem has a

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Differences between native and endemic plants

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 9th September 201909/09/2019
  • Fragata Yacht, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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Firstly, it is necessary to make a differentiation between endemic and native plants. Generally, people who do not have a broad knowledge about botany are unaware of some characteristics, and general aspects about plants. In this context, native plants are those that originate from a specific territory, and have populated that place by natural processes

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Galapagos photographs, nominated in the World Press Photo 2018

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 20th August 201908/20/2019
  • Animals, Galapagos Islands
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Images taken in Galapagos, by the German photographer Thomas P. Peschak, are nominated in the photojournalism contest World Press Photo 2018 in the category of Nature The photographs, nine in all, show birds, iguanas, turtles and other species native to the Enchanted Islands. “Four major ocean currents converge throughout the Galapagos archipelago, creating the conditions

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San Cristobal Island

  • Author DAVID GORDILLO
  • Posted on 16th August 201908/16/2019
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During the last century and a half, San Cristobal has had an interesting human history because it is the only island of Galapagos that has a constant source of fresh water in the crater of the volcano El Junco. In this amazing place, there are some species of endemic beetles, in other words, these species

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