ISABELA, Ecuador — Charles Darwin described it as the most desolate of the Galápagos Islands, an almost extraterrestrial outpost crawling with giant tortoises and marine iguanas found nowhere ...

By Shanna Hanbury Wellington’s solitary coral, a species thought to be extinct for more than two decades, was rediscovered in 2024 near Tagus Cove in Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands, according to a recent ...

For instance, despite its record scope, the debt relief in the Galápagos transaction represents a tiny fraction of Ecuador’s debt, which stands at more than $60 billion, Dr. Bigger said.

Ecuador fears Galapagos tortoises were hunted and eaten. 30 August 2022. ... Remains of the reptiles were found in a national park on Isabela, the largest island of the Galapagos archipelago.

The best way to get around the Galápagos Islands is by boat. The key islands for island-hopping are Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal and Isabela. You can stay overnight on any of these islands or all ...

Galápagos Bird-watching is ranked #6 out of 12 things to do in Galapagos Islands. See pictures and our review of Galápagos Bird-watching.

Researchers said the rare species “abruptly disappeared” from the region following an El Niño event. Now it is thriving.

The Galapagos’ baddest, sexiest ship is also a tender lover. Bruno Camozzato. These small equatorial volcanic islands, 560 miles off the coast of Ecuador, leaped from obscurity in 1835, thanks ...

Wellington’s solitary coral, a species thought to be extinct for more than two decades, was rediscovered in 2024 near Tagus Cove in Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands, according to a recent study ...