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Isla San Cristóbal: How Galapagos were Created

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...

Puerto Ayora, Galapagos: The Lion Thief

Puerto Ayora, Galapagos: The Lion Thief

Puerto Ayora, Galapagos: The Lion Thief. June 11. Muay Consodo.  I do not seem to be sleeping anymore, and that is a shame because I am really good at it when I get to try it.  In the afternoon I headed to the fish market of Puerto Ayora because I heard there is a lot of action there.  The market was finished for the day but there were a lot of pelicans around the place.  Abruptly, a sea lion showed...