Today was the last day of exploration on the western Island of Isabela where we visited Urbina Bay and Tagus Cove. During the morning we visited a place that was uplifted long ago leaving all the coral and shells out of the water. We also discovered here a good number of land iguanas and giant tortoises. In the afternoon we moved to a historical place called Tagus Cove which was a popular place for whalers and buccaneers to find shelter, water, food and whales.
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- 12 Jul 2017
Isabela Island, 7/12/2017, National Geographic Islander
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Enrique Silva, Naturalist
Enrique was born and raised on San Cristóbal Island in the Galápagos Archipelago. His parents moved from mainland Ecuador to the islands in the 1980s in search of better opportunities. Growing up surrounded by the ocean, Enrique developed a strong co...
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