Española is the only island in the world where these critically endangered birds breed. Visiting requires booking a cruise or day trip from San Cristóbal Island, since no airports or ...

Situated in the Pacific Ocean some 1,000 km from the South American continent, these 19 islands and the surrounding marine reserve have been called a unique ‘living museum and showcase of evolution’.

My great, great, great uncle Edwin was part of an expedition that changed the way we think about the world. And I’m returning to the place he explored nearly 200 years ago, the Galápagos Islands!