The following is a recount of the fall 2024 3-week study abroad trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands by student Lorna ...

Only four islands in the archipelago are inhabited. The Government of Ecuador takes care of Galapagos as it is the scene of the Darwin Arch, and fundamental to world natural history.

Many prospective visitors regard the Galápagos Islands as the incarnation of such ... of the Galápagos—a feature specially noted by Darwin on his defining visit in the 1830s.

Things to do on the Galápagos Islands include spending time with local wildlife and hiking to the rim of one of the world's ...

There are now at least 13 species of finches on the Galapagos Islands, each filling a different ... In his memoir, The Voyage of the Beagle, Darwin noted, almost as if in awe, "One might really ...

Nearby, the ocean throws itself against Isla Beagle, one of a hundred-plus rocks, pinnacles, and islands that ... An iconic arch stands just southeast of Isla Darwin. The surrounding seas hold ...

On his visit to the islands in 1835, Charles Darwin noticed the slight differences between the same types of animal on each island. This helped him work out how they had adapted to their ...

Galapagos penguins and Darwin's finches), not to mention other unique species like waved albatrosses and blue- and red-footed boobies. You'll find birds on all of the Galápagos' islands ...