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Tag Archives: giant tortoises
Galapagos tour contest blog post #2 by Sofía Jarrín
Here we have another go at winning a Galapagos cruise by Sofía Jarrín. This is the second Metropolitan Touring Galapagos tour blog contest entry telling us how a single tortoise can spark the imagination of someone back home to want … Continue reading
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Tagged galapagos islands, giant tortoises, Lonesome George, Sofía Jarrín
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Virtual Galapagos tour, Day Three (morning)
We’re onto our third day of our very own virtual Galapagos cruise tour… this is the day in which it all comes together: that is, the general realization that you’re in a marvelous, fascinating place, probably the most improbable, unique … Continue reading
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Tagged beaches, galapagos islands, giant tortoises, land iguanas, snorkeling
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2012 Cruises To Seek Out Giant Tortoises Presumed Extinct
Scientists are saying that one of the already “known to be” extinct tortoise subspecies of the Galapagos Islands has suddenly come back to life. Now that’s great news! Especially considering that Metropolitan Touring cruise tour itineraries will be going straight … Continue reading
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Tagged cruise tours, evolution, galapagos islands, giant tortoises, wildlife
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New from our Galapagos cruise staff members…
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND Thursday, 20th October 2011 Today our Galapagos holiday cruise takes us to Santa Cruz Island, where we’ll be spending the day. This is the second largest island in the archipelago, where our Galapagos travels bring us … Continue reading
Galapagos: a trip in time
The idea of “time travel” has often been present in literature associated with the Galapagos Islands. The sci-fi book Galapagos actually envisions the future, and Darwin, when he wrote about the islands, was able to envision the past. A … Continue reading
Galapagos travel highlights: Urbina Bay
Urbina Bay is yet another amazing Galapagos cruise tour destination.
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Tagged galapagos islands, giant tortoises, sea turtles, travel, Urbina Bay
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Meeting Lonesome George during your Galapagos cruise vacations
During my previous Galapagos travel blog post I stated that there are 10 subspecies of Giant Tortoises in the wild… the eleventh being Lonesome George, a single individual that bears the brunt of being the last living survivor of his … Continue reading
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Tagged Darwin Station, galapagos islands, giant tortoises, Lonesome George, Pinta Island
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Galapagos travel and giant tortoises
Wouldn’t you say Galapagos travel should be about “Galapagos”? Well, Galapagos travel, since the very beginning, has been linked to the enormous tortoises that roam the islands. “Galápagos” is what the giant tortoises are known as in Spanish, their shells … Continue reading
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Tagged galapagos islands, giant tortoises, Lonesome George, wildlife
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