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Isla San Cristóbal: How Galapagos were Created

Big Beaver Diaries / Ecuador 2014

Isla San Cristóbal: How Galapagos were Created

Isla San Cristóbal: How Galapagos were Created. June 17. How Galapagos were created is that beneath the Galapagos Islands is a hot spot/volcano that releases magma into molten lava that rides to the surface.  How Galapagos were created is the hot spot never moves but the Galapagos are on a tectonic plate called Nazca and this plate moves 3 centimeters each year towards the continent of South America. How Galapagos were created is that the eastern islands of the Galapagos...

Galapagos: Isla Isabella Snorkelling, and Boobies, Crabs, Penguins and Iguanas

Big Beaver Diaries / Ecuador 2014

Galapagos: Isla Isabella Snorkelling, and Boobies, Crabs, Penguins and Iguanas

Galapagos: Isla Isabella Snorkelling, and Boobies, Crabs, Penguins and Iguanas. June 12. A 6am alarm is a disturbing sound when you have only had a few hours of sleep.  This is absurd.  I need to rest somewhere.  Too much is going on and too much awesome is happening.  Once I washed the black rings around my eyes and I said goodbye to Stephanie, I headed to the pier to catch a $30 boat ride to Isla Isabela, the largest island...