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In June, Salasaca people celebrate the Inca new year festival called Inti Raymi, an ancient festival of the sun, which is celebrated in all Quechua communities of the Highlands (Sierra). In the Salasaca festival circuit, the Varayuk or Mayor, who carries a wand that represents power and authority within the community, is the main personality.
As a South American travel specialist, I've traveled to the Galápagos Islands several times.. Travelers can expect to see species like the giant tortoise and the blue-footed booby. Adventurous ...
In late June 2018, Sierra Negra, one of five volcanoes on Isabela and one of the most active in the Galapagos archipelago, began erupting for the first time since 2005. Lava flows made their way to the coastline, prompting the evacuation of about fifty nearby residents and restricting tourist access. [20]
Furthermore, the territory and breeding season of the Galapagos land iguana overlap only on South Plaza Island with those of the marine iguana, giving rise to a unique population of hybrid iguanas. [3] Depending on the season, the Sesuvium ground vegetation changes its colour from green in the rainy season to orange and purple in the dry season ...
The allure of the exotic Galapagos Islands can convert even a non-cruiser into an ocean-faring fan. Given that these legendary black-lava islands sit some 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador ...
Pinta Island is also home to swallow-tailed gulls, marine iguanas, Galapagos hawks, Galapagos fur seals and a number of other birds and mammals. [ citation needed ] On January 28, 2008, Galápagos National Park official Victor Carrion announced that 53 sea lions (13 pups , 25 youngsters, 9 males and 6 females) at Pinta had been found killed ...
Las Tintoreras Islet (also called Tintorera or Villamil) [1] is an islet to the south of the bay of Puerto Villamil in the island of Isabela, that forms part of the archipelago and national park of the Galapagos Islands, including administratively in the Province Of Galapagos. It is accessible by a boat trip where iguanas, boobies, penguins and ...
The islands are home to 29 native species of land birds, 24 of which are endemic. Endemic species include the Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis), Galapagos dove (Zenaida galapagoensis), Galapagos rail (Laterallus spilonota), Galápagos martin (Progne modesta), and four species of mockingbirds from genus Nesomimus. [1]