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Cuenca is Ecuador’s third largest city and has long been renowned for its vibrant traditions, thriving artistic communities,…
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Discover our vibrant culture and history
South America is a diverse world; a kaleidoscope of stories, colors, aromas, flavors, rhythms and textures. This space is for you to connect with our culture through its tales, stories, and music.
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Why a multisport tour with sea kayaking could be the best way to see the Galapagos Islands
The indescribable beauty of the Galapagos Islands can be taken in through a variety of tour options but,…
The Amazon, the largest tropical forest in the world, that from the birds’ eyes, the view resembles a…
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Good memories, a thought that brings beautiful sensations, causing us joy, memories we shared with our loved ones.…
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The Galapagos Islands
"The archipelago is a small world within itself, or rather a satellite attached to America..." Charles Darwin's description…
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Terra Incognita
An unknown land of head hunters; a not hospitable place where cartographers confused the course of the rivers…
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“Surrealism comes from the reality of Latin America”. Garcia Marquez
Historical Ecology and Archeology in the Galapagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands are one of the world’s premiere nature attractions, home to unique ecosystems widely thought to be untouched and pristine. Historical Ecology and Archaeology in the Galápagos Islands reveals that the archipelago is not as isolated as many imagine, examining how centuries of human occupation have transformed its landscape.
The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale Of Love, Murder, And Survival In The Amazon
In the early years of the 18th century, a band of French scientists set off on a daring, decade-long expedition to South America in a race to measure the precise shape of the earth. Like Lewis and Clark's exploration of the American West, their incredible mission revealed the mysteries of a little-known continent to a world hungry for discovery.
Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator
The nineteenth-century mountaineer illuminates the customs of the Indians of Ecuador while recording his ascents of Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Cayambe, and other Andean peaks
Head Hunters of the Amazon
Headhunters of the Amazon (1921) which tells an extraordinary story that simply would not get published today even if any contemporary explorer or adventurer had the opportunity or the cojones to do what Up De Graaf and his companions did so blithely a century ago. However, this is not just a schoolboy tale of derring-do, but contains much fascinating socio-cultural information about the eponymous head-hunters of the title and some fascinating cryptozoological snippets.
Measure of the Earth: The Enlightenment Expedition That Reshaped Our World
In the early eighteenth century, at the peak of the Enlightenment, an unlikely team of European scientists and naval officers set out on the world’s first international, cooperative scientific expedition. Intent on making precise astronomical measurements at the Equator, they were poised to resolve one of mankind’s oldest mysteries: the true shape of the Earth.
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Lonesome George and the Galapagos Today​​
In honor of the Museum’s special exhibition of Lonesome George, the famed Galapagos tortoise that was the last of his species, join us for an in-depth conversation about biodiversity and conservation, featuring Johannah Barry and Linda Cayot of the Galapagos Conservancy, James Gibbs of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and Arturo Izurieta, director of the Galapagos National Park. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Eleanor Sterling, Chief Conservation Scientist of the Museum’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation.
The Circumnavigation of the Globe
While Cortez was in Mexico, something else was happening – something which was perhaps just as important for world history. Ferdinand Magellan set out from Spain to find a route around the Americas to Asia, and sail all the way around the globe.
