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Galápagos Islands
Galápagos Islands
The pristine, rugged terrain of the Galápagos lures adventure seekers from around the globe.
Photograph by Robert W. Madden

... An isolated, ecologically rich preserve, protected from human distortion and therefore revealing nature in her pristine propriaty. —Stephen Jay Gould

Continue to explore the Galápagos Islands with Stephen Jay Gould, Harvard paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and award-winning author, in the October 1999 issue of TRAVELER.

LEARN MORE

Discover Galápagos
http://www.discovergalapagos.com
Take a cyber tour of Galápagos—or book your own trip on this site.

galápagos.com
http://www.galapagos.com/gi_menu.htm
This tourism-oriented site provides listings of tour packages and basic environmental, wildlife, and ecotourist information.

Galapagosislands.com
http://www.galapagosislands.com
This site’s primary function is personal trip planning, but it contains some general information about the geography, geology, history, and environment of the Galápagos Islands.

Virtual Galápagos
http://www.terraquest.com/galapagos
Discover the islands through the eyes of a band of intrepid explorers. Browse for wildlife, history, and political and environmental information.

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