This month, the International Galapagos Tour Operators Association (IGTOA) will launch an exciting new traveler philanthropy initiative onboard some of the finest live-aboard cruise vessels operating in the Galapagos Islands. The

Last month, IGTOA’s annual member meeting in Puerto Ayora brought together representatives from nine IGTOA member companies, as well as various conservation organizations and local officials for a series of interesting

Last month, IGTOA’s board of directors voted to award $80,000 in Galapagos Traveler Conservation Fund (GTCF) grants to four different non-profit organizations. IGTOA’s member companies and donations from visitors fund the GTCF, which provides

Shark attacks are almost unheard of in the Galapagos Islands, in spite of the fact that the archipelago and surrounding marine sanctuary are one of the world’s last great safe

The contentious issue of commercial longline fishing in the Galapagos Islands has once again reared its ugly head. As its name suggests, the practice involves using a long fishing line,

The Galapagos have always been full of contrasts. Here, you can hike through an arid, cactus-covered landscape; and one island later, find yourself surrounded by fern- and moss-covered forests. There

Museums are known for being our keepers of the past; our depositories of history. But when it comes to the exceptional and extraordinary Galapagos Islands, museums hold the secrets to

On Sunday, June 3, The New York Times published an article about the rapid growth of land-based tourism in the Galapagos Islands. The impetus for the story was a letter sent in February

There’s something very special about Ecuador that sets it apart from all other nations: it was the first country to recognize the rights of nature in its constitution, newly ratified by the

You’ve probably dreamed that you’re able to fly. That’s because it’s one of the most common dream themes that we humans experience; and, for the most part, flying dreams are happy ones.