Paz en Las Islas Galapagos Hoy Dia Internacional de la Paz, a traves de la Asamblea General de Las Naciones Unidas, quien declara desde 1981 al 21 de septiembre de cada año. Celebrando asi el DIA INTERNACIONAL DE LA PAZ.Cabe recordar unos de los conflictos mas importantes de nuestra historia como la 2da Guerra Mundial y […]
Cold Season for Cool Activities The Galapagos cool season (also known as the Galapagos dry season or Garua season) occurs from June through November. This time of year, Galapagos average temperatures range from the mid 70’s Fahrenheit (21 Celsius) to the low 60’s Fahrenheit (16 Celsius). During the cool season the southern Humboldt and […]
Lobster season has started. Are you ready? The Galapagos archipelago is home to different marine species and among them the Galapagos lobster, of which we will find two species on the islands; the red lobster, (Panulirus penicillatus) and the green lobster (Panulirus gracillus). The fishing sector and the environmental authority agree on a period of five months of capture. The opening is based on the […]
Galapagos Tortoises awaits for you in the highland of Santa Cruz! There are many islands around the archipelago from which the tortoises originate was named after them by Spanish sailors in the 16th century – the Spanish word for tortoise is galapago. And 500 years ago there were believed to be at least 250,000 of them on […]
Human History & AdventuresThe islands were discovered in 1535 by Fray Tomas de Berlanga, was a bishop who had been sailing from Panama to Peru and happened upon the islands. The islands became named the Galapagos Islands due to the giant tortoises found there. The word galapago is related to the tortoise shell shape which […]