It’s amazing that such a small group of islands have had such a large impact on our understanding of the world. People live in small areas of the islands because the wildlife and plants are ...

There are now at least 13 species of finches on the Galapagos Islands, each filling a different niche on different islands. All of them evolved from one ancestral species, which colonized the ...

PUERTO AYORA — Who hasn't dreamt of one day visiting the Galapagos Islands to discover one of ... an oil field in the Yasuní National Park, an indigenous land covering almost 1 million hectares ...

Since Charles Darwin developed his theory of human evolution following an 1835 trip to the islands, the Galápagos ... since then has left a mark on native species. The permanent population ...

The coastal city of Paracas offers a quick and easy trip to a biodiverse sanctuary teeming with native birds, marine animals and national landmarks. ByJennifer Kester, Contributor. Forbes ...

While there are no accommodation options available on the island, several tour companies, such as Santa Fe III and Galápagos Native Tours, offer day trips from Santa Cruz and Isabela Islands.

Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto Plunging into the crystalline waters of the Galápagos Islands, scuba divers swam along a coral reef and watched its ever-shifting marine life. Amid the ...

Named after General José Villamil, the Galápagos Islands' first governor who settled ... subspecies of Galápagos giant tortoise, all native to Isabela. Each species is currently threatened ...

Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises are critically endangered in their native home of the Galápagos Islands, and there are fewer than ... Philadelphia Zoo wrote in a Facebook post. "Mommy the ...