And I’m returning to the place he explored nearly 200 years ago, the Galápagos Islands! The Galápagos are an archipelago, or group of islands, off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean.

On his visit to the islands in 1835, Charles Darwin noticed the slight differences between the same types of animal on each island. This helped him work out how they had adapted to their ...

The landscape of the Galapagos Islands is one of extremes. Active volcanoes, sheltered bays and mangroves, lagoons filled ...

When Fray Tomás de Berlanga first landed on the Galapagos Islands in 1535, he wasn’t impressed by the dry, volcanic landscape ...

The best time to explore the Galápagos Islands is from December to May. While the islands are excellent year-round, these months offer temperatures ranging from the low 70s to mid-80s ...