The National Park Yasuni offers an incredible variety of plants and animals. Discover with us this amazing place in the Amazon Rainforest! The journey to Coca So, slightly exhausted from the night, we arrived in Coca, ate Patacones and Tigrillo for breakfast. After that we walked about 40 minutes to the harbor where the boat […]
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In our series about the flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands, we will introduce you to another creature typical of the islands now: The Blue-footed Booby. The blue-footed booby is, as the name suggests, known for its blue feet. But not only that, the Blue-footed Booby is also known for the Galapagos Islands, because
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The Galapagos Islands are one of the most biodiverse places in the world and were the basis for Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. In addition to the Galapagos giant tortoises, which give the islands their name, you will see plenty of different species of iguanas. From the unique marine iguanas to the large land iguanas
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The first part of the Peru blog was about entering the country and all the details to consider. Then it was about the onward journey and my stay in the coastal town of Mancora. This part is about my last days in Peru, which I spent in Trujillo, Huacahina and Lima. Come with me on
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Another animal that enriches the Galapagos Islands located west of Ecuador is the lava lizard Galapagos, which is also called the wedge-tailed iguana. The Galapagos lava lizard is also a species typical of the archipelago, found mainly on the large islands. While the lizard species, land iguana and marine iguana are sporadic, this one is
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An incredible number of diverse animals and plants can call the Galapagos Islands home. Among others, the Ecuadorian islands are home to Galapagos giant tortoises and other numerous species of iguanas. The marine iguana, which we already introduced to you, belongs to one of these iguana species. Land iguanas can also be found on the
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In the first part of our series on the flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands we already introduced you to the animal eponym of the islands: The Galapagos giant tortoises. As you probably guessed, the tortoise is not the only species that inhabits these diverse islands. Another species that calls the Galapagos home are
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The Galápagos Islands are located about 1,000km west of Ecuadorian mainland in the Pacific Ocean. In total, more than 100 small islands belong to this archipelago, but only 13 have an area of more than 10km². Furthermore, only 5 of them are inhabited, namely San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Isabela, Floreana and Baltra. Since 1978, the archipelago has been a
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With this article we conclude our short blog series about the favorite places of our friends and acquaintances in Ecuador. Maybe we have inspired you and you would like to travel Ecuador yourself and find your favorite place? Have a look at our website or get in touch with us. Ilka´s favorite place: Cajas National
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In this article we continue our tour through different favorite places in Ecuador. Dora’s favorite place: Galapagos Dora is originally from Venezuela, but has lived in Ecuador for 30 years. She loves the Galapagos Islands especially for the beaches, the good food and the friendly inhabitants. We asked her what she likes best to do
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