Archipielago de Colon

El archipielago de Colon or Galapagos Islands is group of 13 large volcanic islands and 6 small ones, which are located 1050 kilometers from the coast of Ecuador. The Galapagos Islands are famous for its numerous endemic species and the studies that Charles Drarwin did there, which led him to establish his theory of evolution by natural selection. The islands were discovered by coincidence in 1535, when the Dominican friar Fray Tomas de Berlanga was heading to Peru by boat and a huge strong storm dragged his ship all the way to the islands.

The Galapagos Islands are unique because of its beauty is different from any other simple Island. The Galapagos Island have 21 volcanoes all over the island, of which 8 are active. Because of these volcanoes, the islands are constantly changing. I think the principal attraction of the island, besides its beautiful scenarios, is the different types of animals that live there. It is the only place in the Ecuador line where whales can be found and where penguins live ( I just imagine them in cold places... not sunbathing). But the famous animal is turtle, because thy are huge. These turtles can weigh around 881 pounds and can be about 3.2 feet. You can even do diving if you want, but you must say hi to the vegetarian sharks ;).

You can only get to the Galapagos Islands by sea or air and the best time of the year to go is between December and June. I have been there some years ago and... wow! I wanna go back just because I wanna ride one of those huge turtles, sad that they don't even let you touch them.... But seriously is Island is incredible and I think that is the best place to go for people that love exotic animals and beautiful beaches and South America.

Kerepakupai merú

Angel falls is the English name for the most beautiful water fall in Venezuela. It was called like that because in 1920 an American pilot named accompanied a gold digger to the very limits of the Venezuelan Amazon Forest. They didn’t found gold, but instead they found the biggest waterfall in the world, which was named after the pilot’s name.

The Angel falls have a height of 3,212 ft and a plunge of 2,647 ft, which make it the biggest waterfall in the world and one of the principal tourist attractions of Venezuela. The Angel falls shares the credit of its beauty with the impressive Tepuyes, huge sandstones towers formed by erosion many years ago.

For the ones that what to visit this beautiful waterfall, the trip is a little difficult. The falls are located in an isolated jungle region of Venezuela, so you would have to take a flight from Caracas or Ciudad Bolivar to go to Canaima camp, where is the starting point for river trips to the base of the falls by small round by boats which take approximately more than 3 hours. The other option is go by plane and to see the waterfalls from the sky, but sometimes on cloudy days there will be no chance to see them.

The best time of the year to go to the waterfalls is between June and December, when the rivers are deep enough for the wooden curiaras used by the Pemon guides. During the dry season, which is between December and March, there is less water seen than in the other months. I think that Angels falls is a great place to visit for the ones that love tropical weather and are interested in visit the beautiful Venezuela. Important fact if you are single and male: many people say that the most beautiful women are from Venezuela, so you take the opportunity to travel and see ALL THE BEAUTY of Venezuela ;).


Here is a video for the ones that want to see a little bit more of the Angel falls:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryJ0sF8iZvc