Galapagos islands

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The Galapagos islands lie in the Pacific Ocean about 1,000 km from the South American coast and straddling the Equator. There are 13 large islands, 6 smaller ones and 107 islets and rocks, with a total land area of about 8,000 square kilometres. The islands are volcanic in origin and several volcanoes in the west of the archipelago are still very active. Galapagos is a province of the Republic of Ecuador and five of the islands are inhabited, with a total population of around 18,000 people. The capital is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on San Cristobal Island, although the largest town is Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz.




Galapagos Penguin







Volcanic Reflections - Galapagos Islands








Volcanic Rocks, Galapagos Islands (redux








Blue footed birds



Brown pelican





Marine iguanas



Tiquilia vegetation