History, Attractions, and Fun
Celebrity Xpedition cruise ship (celebritycruises.com) To every thing, there is a season. And in Galápagos, there is a season for catching lobster. Now, the 96-passenger cruise ship Celebrity Xpedition has had its license to operate in the islands suspended for Read More
Isabela Island goats before eradication–Galápagos National Park The Galapagos Islands, home to almost 30,000 people and host to as many as 200,000 visitors a year, also has thousands of unwanted guests: invasive animals and plants brought in by humans, intentionally Read More
Surfing on Tortuga Bay in Galápagos (courtesy andes.info.ec) UPDATED FRIDAY MAY 17: Edwin Naula, director of The Galápagos National Park told the Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo that a shark attack on a surfer Tuesday was what he called “an isolated Read More
Transporting used oil for recycling in Galápagos. (WWF photo) While the tourism business on Galápagos is booming, it’s producing a growing amount of used oil that can pollute the islands’ delicate environment. Now, the World Wildlife Fund says it is Read More
(photo: Andrew Evans/National Geographic Traveler) Andrew Evans of National Geographic Traveler has a list of tips for photographing wildlife on the Galápagos Islands and he says our snapshots will sparkle if we learn a few lessons from Charles Darwin: “Darwin Read More
One problem on the inhabited islands of Galápagos is the large number of dogs and cats brought there, legally and illegally, by permanent residents. Tod Emko, a computer programmer and avowed conservationist from New York, decided to do something and Read More
(Cecilia Alvear and friend–Galápagos 2012) When people meet me and find out I was born in Galápagos, many want to pick my brain about going there. It’s on everyone’s bucket list these days–a lifetime dream for many. I first played Read More
This was a piece I wrote for Harvard’s ReVista in 2009 and it still holds true today. Whenever I tell people that I was born in the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador, they always say, “I didn’t know there were any Read More