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Ecuador & Galapagos Blog Posts
Happy Gringo’s blog is designed to provide information and travel tips to our readers.
Our blog posts cover travel topics in:
- Ecuador.
- The Galapagos Islands.
- Peru.
- Colombia.
- Rest of South America.
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June 22, 2020
The Lava Heron, also known as the Galapagos Striated Heron, is an endemic wading bird only found at the Galapagos Islands.In appearance, they look rather small for a heron
June 22, 2020
Meet the only penguin species crazy enough to live at the equator! The Galapagos penguin is a cute little fella and offers a unique bucket list opportunity
June 19, 2020
The Flightless Cormorant is the peculiar case of the bird who forgot how to fly. An edemic species found only at the Galapagos Islands
June 18, 2020
The Blacktip Reef Shark is one of the most common shark species found at the Galapagos Islands, and can often be sighted in the shallows while snorkelling
June 16, 2020
Attractive and distinctive looking, the Swallow-tailed Gull is the world’s only nocturnal gull, using highly developed night vision to hunt their prey
June 15, 2020
Darwin’s Finches (also known as Galapagos Finches) may not be the most eye-catching birds that you see at the Galapagos Islands.In truth they are
June 15, 2020
Bold and inquisitive, the Galapagos Mockingbird is a character that will come right up to introduce himself, with no fear whatsoever.
June 14, 2020
The Galapagos Islands are an unbelievable destination for bird watching, with 174 unique bird species, 26 endemics (native Galapagos birds)
June 11, 2020
The Galapagos Dove is perhaps one of the most under-rated Galapagos bird species. Few visitors even know of its existence before traveling