We were soon off to the Galapagos Archipelago landing at Baltra.. Immediately, it became apparent the Galapagos is in its own world, remote and almost untouched. The Ecuadorian government is working hard to preserve this environment. Baltra was a US military base which provided protection for the Panama Canal During WWII. Everyone begins their Galapagos adventure here. We took a short bus ride to our boat and another short ride to the island of Santa Cruz and headed to the town of Puerta Ayora. Puerta Ayora is the most populated town of the islands claiming 20,000 of the 30,000 total inhabitants. If you are not a Galapagian (as of 1997) you may only stay no more than three months and never buy land. Galapagians are also citizens of Ecuador, and can fly to the mainland at a greatly reduced airfare for yearly medical care and to see family. The older generation had iguanas and turtles as pets which is no longer allowed. They may have dogs and cats but they are not allowed t
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