| Country |
Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
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Year
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| Ecuador |
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Southern Highlands |
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The Andean highlands are fertile and dotted with villages and towns. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Southern Highlands |
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The cloud-shrouded Southern Highlands. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Southern Highlands |
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Fertile Andean valleys. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Southern Highlands |
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A blanket of green. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Southern Highlands |
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The foothills of the Andes. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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The Andean city of Cuenca is at 2530m. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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The Rio Tomebamba Valley runs through the city. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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Cuenca was a Canyari city until conquered by the Incas. It was destroyed by the Spanish. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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Street scene in the city centre. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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Parque Caldereon is the main plazza. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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The main plaza in Cuenca. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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The blue domed cathedral dates from 1885. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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Flower market. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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Santo Domingo Church. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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Ortega's Panama hat factory. The hats originated in Ecuador and were made famous during the building of the Panama Canal. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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Church of San Fransisco. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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Colonial architecture. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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Museum of Arts |
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Blouse from Ecuador. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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Museum of Arts |
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A Canyar belt maker. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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Museum of Arts |
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A Sarayacu pot from the Amazon. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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Museum of Arts |
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A Mapuche poncho from Chile is one of many items from the rest of the Americas. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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Museum of Arts |
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Lace place mat from Paraguay. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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Museum of Arts |
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Textile with quetzals from Guatemala. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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Museum of Arts |
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Embroidered Otomi carpet from Mexico. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Cuenca |
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Museum of Arts |
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Devil costume from Oruro (Bolivia). |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Gualacueo |
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Gualacueo is a small Andean village with a Sunday market. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Gualacueo |
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Woman at the Sunday market. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Gualacueo |
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Vegetable seller. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Gualacueo |
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Panama hats were first developed in this region. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Gualacueo |
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Looking at pots. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Gualacueo |
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Street scene on market day. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Gualacueo |
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Street stall. Women from Gualacueo wear plain dresses embroidered at the hem. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Gualacueo |
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Old woman. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Riobamba |
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Riobamba is a colonial Andean town. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Riobamba |
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Market day in Riobamba. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Riobamba |
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Hat seller. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Riobamba |
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Woman selling meat. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Riobamba |
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Vegetable sellers in the market. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Riobamba |
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Woman having a drink. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Riobamba |
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Man and woman meeting. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Guayaquil |
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Moorish architecture dating from 1770. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Guayaquil |
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The River Guayas. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
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Guayaquil |
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Land Iguana in the main square. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
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The volcanic Galapagos Islands are five million years old. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
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There are thirteen major islands, six small ones and many islets. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
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The islands were discovered by a Panamanian bishop in 1535 after drifting off course. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Santa Cruz is the second largest of the islands (986 square km). |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Santa Cruz is the most populous of the islands. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Lava outcrop. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands in 1835 and stayed for five weeks. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Saddle Backed Tortoise. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Head of a Saddle Backed Tortoise. The Galapagos are named after the iconic giant tortoises. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Opunti Cactus dominate the arid, volcanic landscape. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Mockingbirds are very common on the islands. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Lava Lizards have a red patch under their jaws when sexually active. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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View over the scrubland. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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A 1m long Land Iguana, one of two species of iguana on the Galapagos. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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A Marine Iguana, a species only found on the Galapagos. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Lava strewn coast line. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Puerto Ayora is the largest settlement on the Galapagos. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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The lush highlands of Santa Cruz. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Mata Zarno trees. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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One of a pair of volcanic craters called Los Gemelos, the Twins. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Black Necked Stilt. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Wimbrel. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Round Shelled Tortoises can weigh up to 250kg. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Head of a Round Shelled Tortoise, one of twelve species of giant tortoise on the islands. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Lava Gull. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Santa Cruz |
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Sunset over Santa Cruz. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Hood |
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Hood Island (61 square km) is the most southerly and oldest of the Galapagos Islands. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Hood |
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Pelican on the bow of a sail boat. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Hood |
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Swallow-tailed gull. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Hood |
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A pair of mating Galapagos Hawks. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Hood |
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Sea Lions are very common on Hood Island. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Hood |
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Baby Sea Lion resting on rocks. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Hood |
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The red colour of Marine Iguanas denotes sexual readiness. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Hood |
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Marine Iguanas are the only reptile to eat sea plants. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Hood |
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A pair of courting Blue Footed Boobies. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Hood |
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A Blue Footed Booby. These birds are found all around the Pacific Ocean. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Hood |
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A juvenile Blue Footed Booby lacks the blue feet and is brown. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Hood |
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The distinctive shape of a Frigatebird. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Hood |
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Lava cliff used by nesting sea birds. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Hood |
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Masked Booby. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Hood |
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Masked Booby mother and baby. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
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Isla Gardener. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Floreana |
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Floreana has an area of 173 square km and is one of the oldest of the Galapagos Islands. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Floreana |
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The Devil's Crown is an old volcanic crater. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Floreana |
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The Galapagos Penguin is the most northerly of the world's penguins. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Floreana |
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The distinctive shape of a Frigatebird. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Floreana |
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A brackish lagoon. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Floreana |
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Flamingos. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Floreana |
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Floreana is the sixth largest of the islands. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Floreana |
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Golden Coloured Mustard Rays just below the surface. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Floreana |
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Sally Lightfoot Crabs are common on the Galapagos Islands and in South America. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Floreana |
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Sally Lightfoot Crab camouflaged on the rock. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Floreana |
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A colony of Wimbrells. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Floreana |
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Yellow Warbler. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Floreana |
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Lava Heron in a tree. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Jervis |
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Jervis is one of the smaller islands. |
1995 |
| Ecuador |
Galapagos Islands |
Jervis |
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Beach area next to cliffs. |
1995 |
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