These Surprising New G-SHOCK Watches Help Protect the Galápagos
During his famed voyage on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin noted about the Galápagos Islands that “by far the most remarkable ...
G-Shock’s Latest CasiOak Adds a Playful Twist to This Classic Color Combo
In collaboration with the Charles Darwin Foundation, Casio just dropped a new high-contrast variant of the popular GA-2100 ...
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A Giant Tortoise Lives in the 'Galápagos of the Indian Ocean'
By the time the oldest human dies, odds are there's a giant tortoise out there somewhere who'll live twice as long as they did. Hailing from the Indian Ocean and the Galapagos islands, giant tortoises ...
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Famous Landmarks in Ecuador
San Cristobal Island, one of the oldest in the Galapagos archipelago, is known for its rich biodiversity, stunning beaches, and being home to the iconic Galápagos sea lions and the historic site of ...
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Major Chinese vessel caught poaching sharks in Galapagos Islands Marine Protected Area
The Galapagos archipelago is an UNESCO world heritage site because of the rich bio-diversity found in the area, and fishing is strictly forbidden. Ecuador's environmental minister Tarsicio Granizo ...
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Galápagos Islands
All visitors to the Galápagos are subject to the $100 national park fee, payable in cash (US funds). The Galápagos archipelago encompasses 19 islands and over 40 islets; it’s home to more than 30,000 ...
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Gunungkidul to deactivate three extreme routes from Google Maps
he Gunungkidul Regency administration in Yogyakarta is working to deactivate three extreme routes leading to tourist destinations from Google Maps for the Christmas and New Year holidays to reduce ...
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Apple Maps on the web now has Look Around
At launch, the Apple Maps web beta included basic functionality like searching for points of interest, seeing ratings, browsing area Guides, and getting directions. With Look Around, the web ...
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Thousands feared dead after cyclone slams into Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte
Wooden beams from collapsed buildings littered the landscape, entangled with fallen branches and corrugated metal and plastic, in video recorded on the archipelago, which is around 500 miles off ...
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Hundreds Feared Dead After Cyclone Hits French Territory of Mayotte
Officials on the archipelago off the eastern coast of Africa said the number of people killed by Tropical Cyclone Chido could be much higher than the 21 now confirmed dead. By Aurelien Breeden ...
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Thousands feared dead after Tropical Cyclone Chido slams French territory of Mayotte
MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte — The most catastrophic cyclone to hit the French archipelago of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean in 90 years has possibly killed hundreds. Mayotte, a French overseas department, is an ...
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Sustainable Evolution? The Galapagos Recipe For Beating Overtourism
The rest of the Ecuadorian population can’t stay on the archipelago for more than 60 days a year and don’t have the right to work, buy property or land there. Only Galapagos residents are in ...