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Swimming with Galapagos Sea Lions: Video
March 14, 2012
Bret Love and Mary Gabbett, founders of Green Global Travel (one of our favorite websites about ecotourism), took this wonderful footage of sea lions swimming, nursing, playing and fighting on a recent trip…
Send a Love Note to the World’s Most Eligible Reptilian Bachelor this Valentine’s Day!
February 9, 2012
Lonesome George, perhaps the Galapagos Islands' most famous resident and a truly one-of-a-kind guy, is looking for love, according to www.lovegeorge.org, a website created by …
First Time in the Galápagos: Conservation Issues Get Real
February 4, 2012
Candice Gaukel Andrews
Those of us who travel often find out that there is no better way to prove yourself, to test your most fondly held beliefs, and to discover which issues mean the most to you than by stepping…
Charles Darwin Foundation and WildAid Beneficiaries of 2012 IGTOA Traveler Funding Program
January 12, 2012
Candice Gaukel Andrews
Two non-profit organizations in the Galapagos Islands learned this month that they will get a financial boost from the International Galapagos Tour Operators Association (IGTOA…
‘Extinct’ Galapagos Tortoise Alive and Kicking, Researchers Say
January 11, 2012
Matt Kareus
A species of giant Galapagos tortoise thought to have been extinct since the mid-19th century may still be alive and well in the Galapagos, according to a paper published by Yale researchers in this week…
Galapagos National Park Shuts Down Construction on Illegal Hotel
January 2, 2012
Galapagos National Park authorities have announced that they have permanently suspended the construction of a hotel in Puerto Ayora on the island of Santa Cruz. Mauricio Ponce, who…
Fuel Surcharge for Galapagos Flights Goes into Effect on January 1, 2012
December 26, 2011
The Government of Ecuador recently announced that ticket prices for air transport in Ecuador will increase on January 1, 2012 because it is eliminating its 40% subsidy for local aviation fuel. The move is expected to…
February 2012 Galápagos Regulations: the Real New Rules
December 2, 2011
The Galápagos Islands continue to call to increasing numbers of visitors — from a few thousand annually in the 1960s to more than 170,000 today. The purpose of the…
New Study Shows Strength of Responsible Tourism Market, Despite Global Economic Recession
A ground-breaking new study, “The Market for Responsible Tourism Products”, finds that while international tourism markets continue to waver in the wake of the global financial crisis, one market segment is weathering the storm with…
High-Profile Visits Highlight Challenges Facing Galapagos
In recent weeks, Britain’s Prince Charles and U.S. actor Richard Gere have paid visits to the Galapagos Islands, along with China’s Vice-Premier, Hui Liangyu.
Prince Charles, 60, and his wife Camila stopped…
