On Isabela Island, the largest island in the Galápagos ... joining an organized tour from companies like Nature Galapagos & Ecuador and Andando Tours. If you're short on time and money but ...

At least 170 captive-bred giant tortoises were released onto a Galapagos island in Ecuador last month, according to the ...

San Cristóbal and Isabela islands plus Quito and Guayaquil on mainland Ecuador. The cost to fly in one of these small propeller planes starts at $135 per person for a standard fare and premium ...

But over at Isabela Island, the dominant plant is the prickly ... 97 percent of the land is national park, and Ecuador limits who may live there and how many tourists may visit.

Ecuador "was once spared the worst of ... "Little by little, the drugs are taking over the island," one inhabitant of Isabela told the paper. "And there is no help." Harriet Marsden is a writer ...

Isabela island also boasts the island’s highest ... Little wonder that the sun was a fundamental feature in Incan temples in ...