ISLAS GALAPAGOS

ISLAS GALÁPAGOS: 

ISLAS GALÁPAGOS PRESERVING ENVIRONMENTS

ABOUT THE ISLAS GÁLAPAGOS: 

ABOUT THE ISLAS GÁLAPAGOS WHERE ARE THEY? WHAT COUNTRY DO THEY BELONG TO? H OW MANY OF THEM? HOW DO YOU GET THERE? WHERE DO YOU STAY? DO PEOPLE LIVE ON THEM? NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR? WHAT TYPE OF OCEAN CURRENTS?

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Insight Guides: Ecuador and Galápagos (2003)

THREE CLASSIFICATIONS OF FLORA AND FAUNA: 

THREE CLASSIFICATIONS OF FLORA AND FAUNA Endemic species: only in the Galápagos Black Marine and Land Iguana; Flightless Comorant; Galápagos Sea Lion??? Native species: make home in Galápagos and elsewhere Three species of Boobies, Great Frigate birds, mangoves Introduced species: brought by humans Horses, cattle, goats, donkeys, pigs, cats, dogs, rats, and over 500 species of plants (e.g. elephant grass for grazing cattle Threaten the natural balance

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OUR HOTEL The SEAMAN 76ft; 9 knots 16-passenger motor yacht Crew of 7, plus bilingual naturalist guide II OUR WATER TAXI 9-passenger Zodiac aka panga

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Seaman Summer 8-day Itinerary

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ISLA BALTRA – AIRSTRIP AND SEA LIONS 2 FLIGHTS/DAY FROM MAINLAND MAIN STAGING PORT FOR TURISTS

ISLA BARTOLOMÉ DAY ONE: 

ISLA BARTOLOMÉ DAY ONE

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Native Galápagos Penquins – very shy Galápagos Sea Lions – very friendly; possible endemic species

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It is a beautiful day for a sun tan Endemic Galápagos Black Marine Iguana life span ~40 years

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ISLA BARTOLOMÉ numerous volcanic cones

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Isla Bartolomé Latitude 00.16.5 S Longitude 90.33.0 W

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Insight Guides: Ecuador and Galápagos (2003)

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ISLA GENOVESA DAY TWO

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Native Red Footed Boobies Indigenous to Isla Genovesa

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Native Great Frigate Birds Red bellows are for attracting females

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Native Masked Boobie

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Salt and fresh water tide pool

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Introduced species

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Native Brown Pelican

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Endemic Black Marine Iguanas Sally Lightfoot Crab

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Endemic Darwin Finches

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Immature Red Footed Boobie and friend

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Insight Guides: Ecuador and Galápagos (2003)

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ISLA RÁBIDA DAY 3

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The entrance to the lagoon called Caleta Tortuga Negra is through an opening in the volcano rim

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Blue Footed Boobies feeding at dawn at the lagoon

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Native Egret among the native mangroves

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Native White-Tipped Sharks (circled) and Mustard Rays living in the same aquatic space This lagoon is known as a breeding spot for Pacific Green Sea Tortugas

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ISLA SOUTH PLAZAS DAY THREE AFTERNOON

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Black Marine Iguanas everywhere

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Black Marine Iguanas and Galápagos Sea Lions sharing the same sunny space on top of the cliff

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Galápagos Sea Lions and Sally Lightfoot Crabs on the sunny rocks

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A Sea Lion and a Land Iguana sleeping in the shade on a tree-less island

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Young and old endemic Land Iguanas Sally Lightfood Crab

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Insight Guides: Ecuador and Galápagos (2003)

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Lava tube extends ~2k into the hillside ISLA SANTA CRUZ DAY FOUR

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Giant land tortugas in the Isla Santa Cruz highlands. Life span is ~ 250 years.

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Charles Darwin Research Station on Isla Santa Cruz. The research station serves as a sanctuary and breeding station for endangered tortugas.

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Two native tortugas and one introduced human (Luis)

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Insight Guides: Ecuador and Galápagos (2003)

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ISLA FLOREANA DAY FIVE Pelicans and Pangas

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Jeff snorkeling with the Galápagos Sea Lions and some introduced wild life

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However, very few people (~90) live on this remote southern island Isla Floreana is one of four islands with human inhabitants

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Great Frigate Bird

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Insight Guides: Ecuador and Galápagos (2003)

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ISLA SANTA FE DAY SIX MORNING

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Sally Lightfoot Crabs on the volcanic shore Diverse eco-systems on one small island

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Female Galápagos Sea Lion nursing one of her pups

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Pacific Green Sea Tortuga – life span ~ 150 years

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A bottle-nose dolphin swimming with our boat

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KICKER ROCK DAY SIX AFTERNOON

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The advantage of a small boat is that you can sail through the narrow passageway at Kicker Rock

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ISLA LOBOS DAY SIX AFTERNOON Nesting sea bird

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Galápagos Sea Lions everywhere – on the beach and in the panga

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ISLA SAN CRISTOBAL DAY SIX and DAY SEVEN

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Giant Land Tortuga on a remote area of Isla San Cristobal

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A pile of endemic Land Iguanas – life span ~ 60 years

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Galápagos Sea Lion romance

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Insight Guides: Ecuador and Galápagos (2003)

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ISLA NORTH SEYMOUR DAY EIGHT AT DAWN Adult Blue Footed Boobie and young Boobie sitting on a guano pile

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Endemic Land Iguanas, a Native Blue Footed Boobie and an Endemic Galápagos Sea Lion watching an introduced human

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The Seaman captain andamp; crew Luis, our naturalist guide