They may be famed for their wildlife, but the Galápagos Islands may soon gain some culinary profile, thanks to this ...

A large fleet of some 260 Chinese fishing vessels has been spotted in the waters surrounding the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, the country’s navy officials said last week. The Ecuadorian ...

Quito, Mar 21 (EFE).Quito, Mar 21 (EFE). — Ecuador inaugurated on Monday a marine sanctuary for sharks in the waters between the Galapagos islands of Darwin and Wolf, an area that hosts the world’s ...

ECUADOR - I started my journey on mainland Ecuador visiting the Equator and spending time in the Andes Mountains. Train journeys in the mountains offer spectacular views. I also stayed with an ...

ABOARD THE HUALCOPO, Ecuador (Reuters) - Ecuador's navy is ready to protect the seas around the Galapagos Islands from illegal fishing by foreign ships whose annual visits threaten marine wildlife in ...

Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso announced Friday that his government will expand protected waters off the Galapagos Islands to include a migratory corridor for sharks, turtles, fish and marine ...

The Galapagos Islands, home to one of the richest marine ecosystems in the world, will enjoy greater environmental protection after Ecuador moved to deliver on a promise from the COP26 climate summit.

Located over 800 miles off the coast of Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands are one of the most inspiring destinations on the planet. Although they were originally discovered in the 16th century by Spanish ...

GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR — No offense against the Galá pagos Islands. Home to giant tortoises, blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas and other exotic creatures, the archipelago off Ecuador's coast ranks for ...

Conservationists working around the Wolf Volcano on Galapagos Islands say they have discovered 30 giant tortoises that are partially descended from two species that have gone extinct, including the ...

Reporting from Quito, Ecuador — Ecuador’s defense minister on Monday defended his country’s decision to allow U.S. anti-drug overflights to land in the environmentally sensitive Galapagos Islands, ...

National Geographic staff member Andrew Coleman recently traveled to Ecuador, stayed in the Mashpi Lodge, and visited the Galápagos Islands aboard the National Geographic Endeavour. He hiked through ...