You cannot miss the blazing bright red and yellow Sally Lightfoot Crabs.
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Choco Bananos
We often worked on different projects, visited different sites and spent our evenings in different places, but at some point everyone bought a Choco Banano.
Read More »Imps of darkness
These lizards with a face only a mother iguana could love are vegetarians that swim out to sea to feed on the algae below.
Read More »The El Nino massacre
In Houston, El Nino translates into a lot of rain. In the Galapagos, it spells death.
Read More »Hell on earth?
The Galapagos have never made a good first impression.
Read More »It took a village
When I lost my snorkel and mask to a rogue wave, strangers dove in to help.
Read More »Familiar faces
Among all the unique species on the Galapagos are a handful I've met before closer to home, including pelicans, herons and a passel of coastal birds.
Read More »Unwelcome guests
Invasive trees, goats, ants and other wildlife that have hitched a ride to the islands are thriving.
Read More »High but not dry
As you climb into the highlands, the landscape becomes lush, and a ghostly mist often hangs in the air.
Read More »The beach bums of the Galapagos
They lounge on the beaches, frolic in the water and don't mind the company of people, unless you get too close.
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