Resultados para "Galápagos" en Viajes y turismo

Tras un largo periplo por el continente americano, el autor llega al archipiélago de las Galápagos, uno de los lugares más interesantes, lejanos y desconocidos del planeta. En las Galápagos sobreviven especies animales totalmente desaparecidas del resto del a Tierra. Las islas Galápagos o islas encantadas constituyen, sin duda, el último paraíso de los animales salvajes, el único lugar donde hombres y animales pueden convivir en perfecta paz y armonía.

Home to the giant tortoises that gave them their name, the Galapagos Islands lie one thousand kilometres off the coast of mainland Ecuador. The famous group of islands remained untouched by humanity for thousands of years, being only charted in the seventeenth century. Two hundred years later the stunning wildlife provided Charles Darwin with the perfect place to work on his theory of evolution. Darwin’s book ‘The Origin of the Species’ was partially inspired by his trip to the Galapagos.

Audio Journeys follows in the footsteps of Charles Darwin. Six hundred miles west of the coast of Equador, in the Galapagos Island chain, we explore Bartholomew Island. Its highest point is only 370 feet above sea level.

Super Cheap Galapagos Islands is a travel guide for people seeking cold, hard facts to enjoy the biggest Galapagos Islands adventure on the smallest budget. Our plans and Galapagos Islands' fascinating history, jaw-dropping wildlife, and landscapes will blow your mind, not your budget.

Steve Hely, writer for The Office and American Dad!, and recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, presents a travel book about his journey through Central and South America. Part travel book, part pop history, part comic memoir, Hely's writing will make readers want to reach for...