SINCE AUGUST 2017, VERIFY YOUR NAME ON THE GALAPAGOS TICKETS
Since August 2017, airline tickets to Galapagos must be issued with the exact name as it is on their passports. If there is a difference in names, you will not be able to embark.
The Galapagos Islands located in the western Pacific are contoured of one of the most active hot points around of the world. Every few years Basaltic eruptions come up.
The Galapagos Islands, are a little treasure located in the Pacific Ocean 1,000 km from the South American continent, west to Ecuador. These 20 volcanic islands and the enclosed marine reserve are known as the unique living museum and showcase of evolution.
The world renowned geologist Teodoro Wolf states that the iguana that abounds in South America is the last living representative of the dinosaur age that dates back millions of years ago.
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If you are wondering how the Galapagos Islands were named and its origin, the answer is very simple: from the tremendous amount of Galapagos turtles that inhabit the islands.
Due to the tropical environment of the Galapagos island in Ecuador, informal attire is most common for visitors and residents alike. Casual or sport clothing in cotton and other light fabrics are the rule during the day.
SHARKS ARE TAGGED WITH CHIPS TO KNOW THEIR HABITAT IN GALAPAGOS
The sharks, still feared by swimmers, are being marked with chips to identify their habitats within the marine reserve in the Ecuadorian Galapagos archipelago, where there are have been protected and identified 33 species, many of them endangered.