Category: Galapagos History

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Charles Darwin in Galapagos: The HMS Beagle leaves the Port of Callao, Bound for the Enchantes Isles
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September 10, 2018
The voyage of the HMS Beagle is now around four years old. Charles Darwin has...

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When were the Galapagos Discovered? A Tale of Adventure and Survival
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March 8, 2018
The Galapagos were unintentionally discovered on MARCH 10, 1535, shortly after Bishop Tomas de Berlanga...

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Discovery of Galapagos: Unwitting Castaways in an Otherworldly Place
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March 6, 2018
FEBRUARY 23, 1535 – On a day like today, back in 1535, a small vessel set...

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Guy Fawkes in Galapagos: Remember, remember the ‘Finch’ of November…
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November 5, 2017
Note on our blog title: our ‘finch’ is a play on the words that were used...

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Commemorating the Last Day of Charles Darwin’s Visit to Galapagos
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October 20, 2017
October 20th, 1835 – The HMS Beagle has now concluded the end of its Galapagos...

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Charles Darwin on Santiago Island: A 6-Day Insular Inspiration Session Like No Other!
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October 11, 2017
The Galapagos Islands commemorate Charles Darwin discoveries A couple of weeks back we learned about Charles...

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Whalers in the Galapagos Islands Part II: Whaling, Moby Dick and More Stars – Limitless Adventures in the Tropics
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October 4, 2017
This is a follow-up post to our part one blog that dealt with Whalers in...

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Whalers in Galapagos: The First Era of Economic Activity in the Archipelago
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October 4, 2017
Whalers in Galapagos – Before oil (petroleum) was discovered, the World was a much darker...

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Why we don’t visit some islands of the Galapagos
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August 24, 2017
The Galapagos archipelago is a big place. However, within its 133,000 km2, distributed among 20...

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Famous People That Have Visited Galapagos
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July 26, 2017
The Galapagos Islands tend to procure images of a whole new world, replete with foreign...