1. Walk in the footsteps of Darwin
The Galapagos Islands
Walk in the footsteps of Darwin

2. Darwin’s Galapagos

3. The Mystery of the Islands – What are the Galapagos Islands?

4. Native Ecuadoreans still live the old ways.
They make clothes, rugs, material, hats, and are farmers.

5. Darwin Research Station
Dedicated to scientific research, education and conservation efforts, the Charles Darwin Research Station is a biological research center created in 1964 with the aim of assisting the Galapagos National Park Service and the Galapagos Marine Reserve Service to safeguard this vulnerable habitat.
The information gathered by the research station also helps to educate the masses, and is often published in books and scientific journals and reports to help people better understand this unique area.

6. Darwin Research Center
Special Purpose
Lonesome George
What can you learn?
One of the main attractions here is Lonesome George, the sole survivor of the Isla Pinta subspecies of Galapagos. And though many attempts have been made to find him a mate, so far all efforts have been unsuccessful. 
Besides the research station, there is a national park information center; an exhibition center with an informative museum; and an in- house turtle breeding program on the premises. Part of the breeding program is an adult tortoise enclosure, where one can walk in and meet these gentle giants face to face; and a baby tortoise house, where young tortoises and hatchlings are kept, until they can survive on their own in the wild.
Tour the Van Straelen Exhibition Center where staff members are available to answer questions about the islands and the ongoing restoration process. The center also runs slide shows (narrated in several languages) that describe the history of the islands and the current conservation efforts.
Lonesome George (c – June 24, 2012) was a male Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii) and the last known individual of the subspecies.

7. Darwin’s Finches Darwin’s Finches Explained
Challenges that face the species

8. The Animals Galapagos Mocking bird The Islands look very different
The Galapagos Islands are home to some of the highest levels of endemism (species found nowhere else on earth) anywhere on the planet. About 80% of the land birds you will see, 97% of the reptiles and land mammals, and more than 30% of the plants are endemic

9. The travelers
Me and Mr. Cook
Me and the Guide

10. The Animals
Blue-Footed Boobies
Galapagos Penguins

11. Animals Pose
Penguins
More Penguin poses

12. Animals and habitat:
Large Rocks
Galapagos heron

13. To learn more about Galapagos: http://www.galapagos.org/