The Galapagos Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean and part of the South American country of Ecuador. They are about 965 kilometers away from the mainland. The remote archipelago is of volcanic origin and consists of 14 major islands, which include, among others, the Isla Isabela belongs and a variety of other tiny islands. Caleta Tagus on Isla Isabela is a famous notorious anchorage of whalers and pirates. In 1835 Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands and was inspired here to his theory of evolution. The Galapagos Islands are one of the most important regions of the world in terms of natural history. Because of its distance from other land masses, they are characterized by a variety of endemic plant and animal species, that is, existing nowhere else on earth, such as the Galapagos giant tortoise, the Darwin's finches or the Galapagos penguin. Unfortunately, the introduction of alien species as well as hunting in the 19th century have brought many of these unique species near extinction.
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In the deep blue bay of Caleta Tagus breed among other penguins, flightless cormorants, Noddi terns, shearwaters, blue-footed boobies and pelicans. A steep path leads to an extremely salted and green crater lake.
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