Things to See: Ecuador, Galapagos Islands

Ecuador straddles the equator in South America. Ecuador's landscape varies from beautiful coast lines to rugid highlands. and is home to some of the world's most beautiful regions, the Galapagos Islands, and the Amazon rain forest.

The Galapagos Islands are located 973km of the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. There are approximately 13 main islands, 6 smaller islands and 107 rocks and islets that form the Galapagos. These group of islands are famed for the amount of animal species and were studied by Charles Darwin and his observations contributed to the inception of Darwin's Theory of Evolution. The Galapagos Islands are considered a national park and the surrounding coast line classified as a marine reserve. The 70,000 square kilometer marine reserve is second to only the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

The Islands are home to over 40,000 inhabitants and are a major tourists attraction. There are many hotels to choose from on the islands and there is plenty to see and do leaving impressions that will last a lifetime.

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