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The islands were also previously known as the Enchanted Isles or Islands (Islas Encantadas) from sailors' difficulty with the winds and currents around them; [7] as the Ecuador Archipelago (Archipiélago de Ecuador) or Archipelago of the Equator (Archipiélago del Ecuador) following their settlement by Ecuador in 1832; [8] and as the Colon or ...
Wittmer, her husband Heinz, and her stepson Harry moved to Floreana Island in 1932, following the arrival of German doctor Friedrich Ritter and his wife, Dore Strauch. . Wittmer was in the fourth month of her first pregnancy, and she gave birth to a son and a daughter while living on the i
Floreana Island (Spanish: Isla Floreana) is a southern island in Ecuador's Galápagos Archipelago.The island has an area of 173 km 2 (67 sq mi). It was formed by volcanic eruption.
Only four of the 13 major islands in the Galápagos are inhabited by people. Puerto Ayora, located on the island of Santa Cruz, is home to the largest human population. ... Learn about the human ...
The Galápagos tortoise, whose protection from extinction impulsed the Project Isabela. The Project Isabela (Spanish: Proyecto Isabela) was an environmental restoration project in the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador that took place between 1997 and 2006, [1] initiated by the Charles Darwin Foundation and the Galápagos National Park.
Prickly pear cactus and swallow-tailed gulls on Santa Fe Island. Santa Fe Island (Spanish: Isla Santa Fé), also known as Barrington Island, is a small island of 24 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi) which lies in the middle of the Galápagos Archipelago in Ecuador.
Rábida is the Spanish word for a ribat, a medieval Islamic guardpost used figuratively for Sufi monasteries and Islamic nunneries.. It was previously named Jervis Island (/ ˈ dʒ ɜːr v ɪ s, ˈ dʒ ɑːr-/) by British captain James Colnett in 1793 in honor of John Jervis, the martinet admiral who later defeated the French Navy at Cape St. Vincent during the Napoleonic Wars.
The islands were described as "the Galopegos Insulae" (Turtle Island). The Galapagos were used by pirates hideout in English as trips to plunder Spanish galleons carrying gold and silver from America to Spain. The first known pirate to visit the islands was Richard Hawkins, in 1593. From then until 1816 many pirates came to the archipelago.