Unique conditions conspired towards the emergence of an ecosystem beyond compare. Between three and five million years ago, submarine volcanoes surfaced from the bottom of the ocean forming thirteen major islands, six lesser islands, and about forty two islets, six hundred miles away from the continent. Wind and water currents from both Northern and Southern hemispheres carried foreing fauna to this young archipelago, which, due to the absence of big predators, eventually became a sanctuary of life. These befitting conditions allowed animals to develop characteristics reconciled with a new environment. 

Evolutionary processes like those within the community of finches inspired Darwin´s thought, which redefined our origin. Giant tortoises, penguins, iguanas, playful sea lions, yellow and black marine turtles, magnificent frigates, blue-footed boobies, albatross, leaping bottlenose dolphins, white tipped sharks, whale sharks and sperm whales conform a rather limited account of the formidable wildlife in the archipelago. Pristine white-sanded beaches and red-sanded ones, coastlies dominated by giant mangroves, waters filled with multicolored forms of live, and animals that still behave as though man is no enemy, make Galapagos the Enchanted Islands.

Explore this unique and diverse ecosystem, go beyond the islands and snorker or dive into a life-bursting world, the possibilities in the Galapagos Islands is ample. From luxury ships to personal sailboats and yachts, or land based programs.

DMC Companies

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• Condor Travel
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