ISLAS GALAPAGOS.pptx
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The main reason most visitors fromaround the world travel to theGalapagos Islands, Ecuador, is to
experience the unique archipelagoand its endemic flora and fauna.
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The Galapagos Islands are an archipelago locatedin the Pacific Ocean 972 km off the coast ofEcuador. It is composed of 13 large islands
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Every one of the islands has a great attraction
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Baltra Island
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Espanola Island
Blue-footed Booby
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Floreana Island
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Santa Cruz Island
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Santiago Island
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Bartholome Island
Galapagos penguin
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Isabela Island
Fregata
Zapaya
Sea Lion
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Fernandina Island
Marine Iguana
LA CUMBRE VOLCANO
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Darwin Island
Darwin's Arch
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A popular food on the coasts of Ecuador and theGalapagos is the Viche, a kind of very thick soup
made with fish and served with green plantains.
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Fried Fish, is a dish with garlic shrimp or breaded, andalso contains squid and crab
Seafood is the basis of their dishes
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Although not know the exact name, it is also typicalfish dish specially prepared with coconut milk andaccompanied with green banana and corn.
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Ceviche: Come prepared with orange juice, lemon and
onions, usually comes with shrimp but also can findconch ceviche, fish and mixed. Served with popcorn,toast and banana chips.
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Galapagos is a place that can be visited at any time.The climate in the Galapagos Islands is subtropicaland is regulated by the warm current of El Nio and
the cold Humboldt current causing two seasons.
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The warmer temperature is between December andMay, with the sky most of the time clear and the sunshining brightly.
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However, if you want to explore the wonderful
underwater world of the islands, the best time to visitthe Galapagos Islands is from June to November.During this season the weather is a bit cool, but itoffers the best opportunity to meet famous people in
the Galapagos Marine Reserve.
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Spanish is the official language majority of Ecuadorand the Galapagos. Furthermore Quechua and otherindigenous languages have great presence given theimportance of these groups in the country. But Englishis spoken nearly everywhere
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The US dollar is the currency of Ecuador and theGalapagos Islands
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Galapagos is a World Heritage Site and BiosphereReserve. Charles Darwin made here many of thestudies that led him to publish his "Origin of Species".
The isolation of the Galapagos helped him observehow species evolved to suit their environment andformulate his theory of evolution.
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Charles Darwin Biological Station still working on theresearch and protection of this unique ecosystem. Oneof its most famous is a sea of nearly one hundred yearsit is the only survivor of a kind. It is known asLonesome George.
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Lonesome George was the last known specimen of thespecies Chelonoidis abingdonii, a species of giant
tortoise from the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). It was amale and died on June 24, 2012, leaving no childrendespite many attempts, which suggested that thespecies Chelonoidis abingdonii is definitely extinct.
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