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Isla Española, The Galápagos Island
Isla Española, also known as Hood Island (named by the English after Viscount Samuel Hood), is considered to be one...
Read moreSan Cristóbal and the Capital of The Galápagos Islands
San Cristóbal is the fifth largest and easternmost of the Galápagos Islands. The island is comprised of three or four...
Read moreHow the Galápagos Became Known as the Enchanted Isles
The Galápagos Islands gained the name “Las Encantadas” by their first visitors, as they seemed to appear magically, often enveloped...
Read moreThe Galápagos Islands – A Unique Living Museum and Showcase of Evolution
The Galápagos archipelago sits in the eastern Pacific Ocean, around 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) off the coast of South America. It...
Read moreHuaca Pucllana, a Step Pyramid in the Centre of Lima
Huaca Pucllana, which is also known as Huaca Juliana, was an important administrative and ceremonial centre that was built by...
Read moreHigh Altitude and Coca Tea in Cuzco
The city of Cuzco is situated in the Peruvian Andes and was developed, under the Incan ruler Pachacutec, into a...
Read moreBelén, the Venice of the Amazon River
As we arrive in the floating shanty town of Belén two boys are jumping off of a wooden framework into...
Read moreSwimming with pink dolphins in the Amazon river
The Amazon river dolphin, also known as the pink river dolphin or ‘boto’, only lives in freshwater. It is relatively...
Read moreThe City of Nauta on the Amazon River
Nauta was founded on the 30th of April 1839 by a native chief, Manuel Pacaya Irarica. It was the earliest...
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Releasing Endangered Turtles into the Pacaya Samiria Reserve (Peruvian Amazon)
We arrive at the Park Ranger Station, where we officially sign in to the Pacaya Samiria Reserve. The reserve has implemented...
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