Islas Galapagos

Origin and location
Galapagos Islands (also the Galapagos Islands officially archipelago of Colon) are an archipelago of the Pacific Ocean, 972 km off the coast of Ecuador. It is composed of 13large volcanic islands, 6 smaller islands and 107 rocks and islets distributed around the Equator line. On February 12, 1832, under the Presidency of Juan José Flores, the Galapagos Islands were annexedto Ecuador. Since February 18, 1973, they constitute a province in this country. It is estimated that the formation of the first island took place makes more than 5 million years, as a result oftectonic activity. The latest Islands, Isabela and Fernandina, are still in process of formation, having registered the most recent volcanic eruption in 2009.
Activities
In the Galapagos Islands maydevelop a myriad activities, which will allow you to fully enjoy the natural environment that surrounds them. A trip to Galapagos implies during your stay do activities like hiking, diving and surfing (forexperienced), snorkeling, and observation of several marine and terrestrial species while you enjoy the fascinating life on board a vessel.
Fauna
the fauna of the galapagos Islands is varied anddepends on the area in which this one, for example, if you are in an area not very high or at sea you will find sea lions, stingrays, shark hammer, frigate and penguins.
Flora
Zona seca: Esta llena derocas desnudas.
Zona húmeda baja: Es en donde crecen los helechos.
Zona de escalecía: Presencia de varias especies de plantas
Zona café: Es de color pardusca en especial sus pastos.
Zona depampa: Allí dominan las orquídeas y helechos.
Endemismo
La tasa de endemismo en las islas Galápagos es demasiado alta es el 97.3% de los animales y posee especies como la tortuga gigante, la gaviota delava el pingüino e galápagos.
Clima
El clima de las Islas Galápagos es subtropical que, a pesar de que estas islas se encuentran bajo la línea ecuatorial, el clima está lejos de ser excesivamente...