GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, ECUADORAs a geologist, I always dreamed of visiting the
Galápagos Islands, an archipelago of
active volcanoes rising from the Pacific Ocean 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, a living laboratory for science and evolution make famous by
Charles Darwin following in the years following his 1835 visit. His observations of endemic species led to his ground-breaking
theory of evolution and natural selection.
Explore the
Galapagos Islands with
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic© Ralph Lee Hopkins
