A new study using model predictions has uncovered a likely rapid accumulation of microplastics around Santa Cruz Island, an island in the Galápagos National Park of Ecuador. The model predictions ...

Things to do on the Galápagos Islands include spending time with local wildlife and hiking to the rim of one of the world's ...

In fact, the region is home to 45 types of marine birds and 22 land birds you won't see anywhere else (think: Galapagos penguins and ... Nature Galapagos & Ecuador and Andando Tours.

Six hundred miles off the coast of Ecuador, the Galapagos archipelago ... snorkel around the rocks to witness the tiny Galapagos penguins preening and resting on the shoreline.

A diver's journey to the Galapagos Islands aboard a small expedition ship. Diving with sharks, turtles, sea lions, rays and ...

The Galapagos Islands, a chain of islands 1,000 kilometers west of mainland Ecuador, are home to the only penguins in the Northern Hemisphere. The 48-centimeter tall black and white Galapagos ...

Additionally, Isabela Island is where several endangered or critically endangered species (such as the Galápagos penguin ... Before visiting Ecuador, the U.S. State Department strongly advises ...

The following is a recount of the fall 2024 3-week study abroad trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands by student Lorna ...