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The document discusses the Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ecuador. It notes that tourism is a major industry for the islands, which receive 200,000 visitors annually. The islands are home to many unique species and the local economy depends on preserving the native wildlife and ecosystems to maintain the islands as a top global ecotourism destination.

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Tríptico

The document discusses the Galapagos Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ecuador. It notes that tourism is a major industry for the islands, which receive 200,000 visitors annually. The islands are home to many unique species and the local economy depends on preserving the native wildlife and ecosystems to maintain the islands as a top global ecotourism destination.

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Tourism

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and reee•ves200.000tovnsts a year.
• order to prese
spee•s

01 Diving trips have


become one of the
attractions of the islands
and many media catalog
it as the best place to
dive in the world.

02 Spotting the large


species of turtles is
the main objective of
all those who wish to
travel to the
Galapagos Islands.

03Most of the animals that


inhabit it do not flee when
they see humans nearby.
Especially with the sea
lions. who you can find
sleeping peacefully in the
town's main square.

Peek into the entrances


of a lava tunnel
Camping next to a
volcano
Sail or swim with
dolphins
Meet the blue-footed
booby
GEOGRAPHY
CULTURE
hag on or•Q Of 8,010
Ocean, 900 Ecuador.
he off.c;at language Spanish,However, of
Galåpagos to recent tourism,the Islands have become
one of the most dest;nqtionsm
South America, With gu;des, hoteliers and
cover
59,500 kmt, The corner of Darv••
Bland g31 km southeast of

Islands other islanders speaking Spanish, English,


German and French, among other languages.

HISTORY

01 The Galapagos NWV\


Islands
archipelago were It constitutes one of the
discovered by 01 Fresh seafood is the provinces of Ecuador.
occident on March main attraction on every made up of three
10, 1535 Galapagos Islands menu, cantons that the
and there are boats that of its are San Cristöbal.
deliver the food neede
• tt first appeared on a Santa Cruz and Isabela.
2• map in 1593.
o feed the tourist
masses.
They were called
"Insulae de los 02vance is an important The islards• terrain is
Galopegos" (Latin: cultural expression that undulating with numeruts
"Turtle Islands") in is characterized by the volcanoes and craters.
reference to the giant use of traditional The highest point of the
tortoises that inhabit colorful clothing and islands is a Wolf volcano,
them. cloth hats.- about 1710 m high. on
03the region was the IsabelaIsland
habitat of Lonesome
The Galapagos Islan s George, the last
are the second largest specimen of the giant
Pinta tortoise species,
marine reserve on the
which became extinct on The coastal strip of the
planet4 and were June 24, 2012. archipelago has a varied
declared a World These Galapag topography, with cliffs and
Heritage Site in 1978by Islands are officially caves, On the lower shores
UNESCO. known as the Coiön they are rocky, jagged of
Archipelago or various sizes; Some beaches
Galapagos are made-or sand, sitt or coral
Archipelago. remains:

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