Map of Ecuador and Galapagos Islands to help orientate you for the rest of your viewing  (note that the Galapagos inset is not scaled to the rest of the map and there is a better map of the Galapagos below).

The information presented on this web site has come from a variety of sources primarily Wikipedia and information provided by our group leader Alton Biggs.  Satellite maps are from Google. All the photographs were taken by Dr. Steve Judd, Department of Science and Technology, Loretto Academy, El Paso, Texas.  This web site is not affiliated with nor endorsed by TABT.  I hope you learn from and enjoy my web.  Steve Judd

The Project Gutenberg Etext --The Voyage of the Beagle, by Charles Darwin

Chapter XVII - Galapagos Archipelago

1 June 2007 – Flew to Quito, Ecuador 

2 June 2007 – Visited the Bellavista Cloudforest 

3 June 2007 – Morning Flight to Baltra, South Seymore Island, Galápagos via Guayaquil – Boarded the vessel Yaté Floreana in Baltra

 The Galápagos Islands

Main Islands

The archipelago has been known by many different names, including the "Enchanted Islands" because of the way in which the strong and swift currents made navigation difficult. The first crude navigation chart of the islands was done by the buccaneer Ambrose Cowley in 1684, and in those charts he named the islands after some of his fellow pirates or after the English noblemen who helped the pirates' cause. The term "Galapagos" refers to the Spanish name given to the Giant Land Tortoises known to inhabit the islands.

A more detailed description of the Galápagos Islands including their conservation, environmental threats, and history click here.

The main islands of the archipelago that we visited are listed below:

10 June 2007 – Afternoon disembarkation on Baltra – Flew to Guayaquil

11 June 2007 – Returned to El Paso, Texas