Galapagos Islands

Galapagos Islands

The Galapagos archipelago, located 950 kilometers from mainland Ecuador, consists of 13 large islands, 6 small and over 40 islands of volcanic origin. It has 14 major islands, -4 of them inhabited San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Isabela, Floreana The temperature ranges between 18 and 22 degrees Celsius. This extraordinary natural laboratory is a fusion of unique species of fauna and flora unique natural values ​​in the world. UNESCO declared the Galapagos a Natural Heritage of Humanity and later was designated a Biosphere Reserve. Scientific studies of Charles Darwin and Theodore Wolf gave him more fame to the region.
Giant tortoises, marine iguanas and land, along with lava lizards, reptiles are the most famous family. Galapagos reptiles, half of bird species, 32% of plants, 25% of the fish, as well as a number of invertebrates are endemic and are found exclusively in this natural sanctuary.

The birds, represented by more than 13 different species of finches, penguins, cormorants, boobies, hawks, sparrows, albatrosses and flamingos, among others, are samples of birds from various sources has been in the archipelago. Sea lions and dolphins are among the many attractions of Galapagos. The Charles Darwin Research Station is located on Santa Cruz.