Presentation on the Amazon and Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, given at the trade event See Ecuador in 2009

2. May 4-9 2009
Ecuador’s Amazonia & Galápagos Islands

45. May 4-9 2009
:: Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands ::
Images Courtesy of: Francisco Dousdebes, Charles Darwin Foundation, Ramiro
Jacome, Metropolitan Touring, NOAA.

46. The Galapagos
Archipelago...
Straddling the
Equator, 1,000 km
(600 mi) west of
the Ecuadorian
coastline

48. Galápagos is not
as small as it looks

49. Galapagos was born of fire
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3 to 5 million years ago

50. GEOLOGICAL ORIGIN
Plate Tectonics
Latest Eruption:
Ongoing at
Fernandina Island
Started April 12, 2009
Hot Spot Theory

54. Still in formation – Fernandina Island
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57. OCEANOGRAPHIC SET UP
 Galapagos are islands called a
“tropical desert”
 Weather oddities are set by a
complex system of currents:
●
South Equatorial Current
●
Cromwell Current
●
Peruvian (Humboldt) Current
●
El Niño Current
 Prevailing winds are the South-
east trade winds
 Galapagos lies at a “storm-free
belt” in the tropics

58. July February
March August

61. TROPICAL
WEATHER
ODDITIES
September
March
Location: Isabela Island

62. Galápagos can be visited all year round.
It is not a seasonal destination.

63. But, why is
Galápagos so
special to the
World?

64. Darwin’s Route to the Galapagos

65. Charles Darwin Foundation
Penguins & Coral Reefs

66. Charles Darwin Foundation
Hammerhead Sharks & Fur Sea Lions

69. Flightless Cormorant
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70. Waved Darwin Foundation
Charles Albatross

71. Darwin’s Finches
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72. Giant Tortoises

74. Greater
Flamingo

75. The Boobies

77. Charles Darwin Foundation
Eagle Rays

80. Yellow-Tail
Surgeon Fish

82. Hieroglyphic Hawk Fish

83. Galápagos Sea Lions

85. Think Big in Ecuador for 2009 and beyond…
• Charles Darwin’s Bicentennial
(1809-2009)
• 150th Anniversary of Origin of
Species (1859-2009)
• 50th Anniversary of Galápagos
declaration as a National Park
(1959-2009)
• Ecuador’s Independence
Bicentennial (1809-2009)

86. 1809 - 2009

87. Tourism in the
Galápagos Islands

89. Visitors Arrive at Baltra & San Cristóbal Airport in the
Galapagos on Daily Flights From Quito and Guayaquil

92. :: 1927 ::

93. :: 1960 ::

94. :: 1970 ::

95. :: 1980 ::

96. :: 2006 ::

102. NOW WHAT DO I SELL?
LARGE BOAT, SMALL BOAT, or HOTEL?
In Galápagos, nothing is bad unless the wrong option is sold

106. :: BEYOND VISITING ::
Exploring the Galápagos Islands

130. May 4-9 2009
:: Muchas Gracias :: Thank You :: Images
Courtesy of: Francisco Dousdebes, Charles Darwin Foundation, Ramiro Jacome,
Metropolitan Touring, NOAA.