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Charli Pocock

Living in the Galapagos Islands: Embrace Nature’s Paradise

Living in the Galapagos Islands offers a one-of-a-kind experience that combines a close-knit community, awe-inspiring natural beauty, and abundant wildlife encounters. In this blog post, we delve into the unique lifestyle, work opportunities, transportation, access to supplies, and the challenges and rewards of calling the Galapagos Islands home. Lifestyle and Community Life in the Galapagos Islands revolves around the captivating nature that surrounds it. Residents often partake in outdoor activities such as hiking, snorkelling, and relaxing, immersing themselves in the

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Juan Elaje

Galapagos Islands: Open for Adventure!

Experience the Thrill of Post-Pandemic Travel. Calling all adventurers and nature enthusiasts! The Galapagos Islands are back and better than ever. After a brief pause, tourism has returned, and the islands are open for exploration. Get ready to embark on an unforgettable journey through this enchanting paradise! In 2022, a total of 267,688 tourists set foot on the Galapagos Islands. The growth in tourist arrivals from 2021 to 2022 is astounding, with a staggering increase of 168% for foreign tourists

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Juan Elaje

Planning the Ultimate Galapagos Adventure: Activities for Thrill-Seekers

Are you an adrenaline junkie seeking an extraordinary adventure? Look no further than the Galapagos Islands! This enchanting archipelago offers a paradise of thrilling activities that will make your heart race and your spirit soar. From underwater explorations to exhilarating hikes, let’s dive into the ultimate guide for adrenaline enthusiasts planning their Galapagos escape. 1. Snorkeling: Dive into an Underwater Wonderland Put on your snorkel gear and prepare for an awe-inspiring experience. The crystal-clear waters of the Galapagos teem with

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Travelling to the Galapagos Islands
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Charli Pocock

Travelling to the Galapagos Islands

Travelling to the Galapagos Islands is a journey filled with enchantment. The Galapagos Islands are also known as the Enchanted Islands and the lucky ones that come to visit here are undoubtably going to agree with the pseudonym. Each of the volcanic Islands are different, with its own charm and together the Galapagos has an unrivalled beauty and uniqueness, mainly due to the large number of plant and animal species that do not exist anywhere else! Are you ready to

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Juan Elaje

A message to the world from the Tourism Chamber of Galapagos.

A message to the world from the Tourism Chamber of Galapagos: Reigniting Tourism in the Enchanting Islands The Galapagos Islands are working hard on the reactivation of the tourism in the islands, in this short video you can see some of the highlights in this process that make possible to re-open the tourism to the world.

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Juan Elaje

The reactivation of the tourism in the Galapagos Islands continues.

Photo and Content: Consejo de Gobierno de Galapagos As part of the economic reactivation of Galapagos, we signed a tripartite framework agreement for inter-institutional cooperation for the implementation of a private clinical laboratory, especially for the processing of RT-PCR tests for COVID-19, in addition to the execution of scientific research projects with the Agency for Regulation and Control of Biosecurity and Quarantine for Galapagos – ABG and the University of the Americas – UDLA. The objectives are: To increase sampling

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Juan Elaje

COVID-19: Update December 2020 / REQUIREMENTS TO ENTER THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

Many of the people involved in the tourism industry in Ecuador Mainland and  the Galapagos Islands such as  hotels, boats, airports, drivers etc are working hard and putting all their efforts together  setting up the bio-security and protocols in terms of receiving tourists to the country. On December 2020 the “COE NACIONAL”  the maximun authority in charge of the security for the pandemic in Ecuador declared the new protocols to entering to the Galapagos islands REQUIREMENTS TO ENTER TO ECUADOR 

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COVID-19 UPDATE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
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Juan Elaje

COVID-19 UPDATE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

  Many of the people involved in the tourism industry such as  hotels, boats, airports, drivers etc are working hard and putting all their efforts together  setting up the bio-security and  protocols in terms of receiving tourist in to the Galápagos Islands. On October 22th – 2020 the “COE NACIONAL”  the maximun authority in charge of the security for the pandemic in Ecuador declared the new protocols that started few day ago. Here the link of the authorized laboratories by the

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A journey into the interior of a woman committed to her values ​​and beliefs.

A journey into the interior of a woman committed to her values ​​and beliefs. Please Let me introduce you, Mariuxi Prieto. In this video she wants to show you the origins of the famous PANAMA HAT. and others backgrounds of the Ecuadorian Culture. Mariuxi Prieto:Biologist from the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Guayaquil, Historian, Photographer, Writer, Explorer, Adventurer.An activist for the defense of the Architectural Heritage of Guayaquil, her emblematic fight against injustices led her to start

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Shark Count Galapagos

This project started time ago, but once you start also learning a little bit more of it, you can have a bog picture of the hard efforts for all these group of people involve and putting their efforts together for the conservation of the Galapagos islands. Scientist tags shark and whale shark, once done this they can monitoring and can give them real data base of their long distances journey they do. the results of this project for example can

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