Galapagos – Preview
Location: Straddling the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, 600 miles from mainland Ecuador.
Capital: Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on San Cristobal is capital of Galapagos Province.
Area: 19 islands, and dozens of other islets and volcanic rocks have a total land area of 3,086 square miles, spread over an area of sea covering some 20,000 square miles.
Population: About 17,000 residing on 4 of the islands, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Isabela, and Floreana.
Language: Spanish
Highest Point: Wolf Volcano on Isabela, 5,600 feet.
Largest Island: Isabella, 85 miles long / 1,800 square miles, has over half the Galapagos total land area.
Our ship the Mary Anne.
Visiting with the giant tortoises.
A trip between the islands.
Blue footed boobie.
Day trip through the Andes Mountains.