The Galapagos Islands are located over a thousand miles away from the continent and part of the Republic of Ecuador, located in the Pacific Ocean on the equator, the archipelago comprises 19 major islands and 200 islets and rocks scattered in an area of 70,000 square kilometers.
Posted on October 12th, 2009 in equador, south america
Posted on October 10th, 2009 in peru, south america
The Ballestas Islands are islands that are located in the Pacific Ocean, are composed of rock formations where it is an important marine fauna like guanay guano birds, booby and mostly tendril.
Tags: bird, dolphin, fish, guano bird, island, mammals, natural wonder, penguin, peru, sea lion, south america, whale
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Posted on September 28th, 2009 in argentina, south america
Puerto Madryn is a small town in the province of Chubut, Argentina, on the shores of Golfo Nuevo, originally inhabited by the Welsh, because of its strategic location has great importance as a tourist destination, is the gateway to the Valdes Peninsula, was declared by UNESCO as Natural Patrimony of Humanity in 1999.
Tags: argentina, beach, bird, coast, diving, elephant seal, museum, Natural Patrimony of Humanity, penguin, sea lion, south america, whale
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