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Photo taken at Galapagos Islands

But enough with postcard-like animal pictures from Galapagos. I want to take a moment to talk about how urbanization is changing the face of the island. Before, you could find mainly simple houses (like this first one on Isabela) and bigger houses made with traditional wood techniques (like this second shot on San Cristobal). Today they have been almost completely replaced by brick houses, with a lot of them having one or two completed storey and an additional one still half-built. The small towns on the main islands are growing vertically
6 years ago

Photo taken at San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos

The Galapagos green turtle is only commonly seen in a few other places in the world. This species is threatened mainly by habitat degradation and diseases, as well as light pollution which fatally attracts hatchlings away from the sea towards human settlements
6 years ago

Photo taken at Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador

Blue-footed boobies are large birds typical of Galapagos. Their distinctive color is linked to the large amount of sardines they eat. Research suggests that decline of their population in the islands in recent years is tied to a decreasing in the quantity of this fish and probably the amount of plastic in the ocean
6 years ago

Photo taken at Isabela Island, Galapagos Ecuador

Marine iguanas are another species found only on the Galápagos Islands. They are not the cutest animals and at first sight they can look scary, but are actually gentle herbivores, surviving on underwater algae and seaweed
6 years ago

Photo taken at Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador

The first endemic animal I got to meet on my first hour in the Galapagos is the one who gave the name to the islands, the giant tortoise. The slow pace of this huge reptile inspired me to take it easy for a couple of days while still on my dense journey
6 years ago

Photo taken at Monte Roraima

Hasta luego Roraima! What an incredible experience has been to visit such a unique place. One that has remained almost like it was since it formed billions of years ago. I just wish I could spend more time here to better explore the landscape and get to know native culture
6 years ago

Photo taken at Mount Roraima

Mount Roraima is home to unique endemic species. For instance here you can find a frog who didn’t evolve to jump, simply because it didn’t have to in order to survive. Don’t let your eye be tricked by this macro shot: they are really really small, around half the size of a thumb
6 years ago

Photo taken at Mont Roraima

In our trek to Roraima we are guided and assisted by a group of natives from Paraitepuy. They belong to the Taurepan ethnicity, a group of the indigenous people commonly known as Pemon (a word that simply means “people” in their language). Their relationships with the mountain is one of respect and worshiping: “Roraima is the Mother of everything, the Home of the spirits, who give us life with its infinite source of water
6 years ago