10 Crazy Facts about Ecuador

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2. Galapagos Islands

In 1832, Ecuador took advantage of the collapsing Spanish colonial empire and ensuing power vacuum and grabbed Galapagos Islands, located some 560 miles off its coast. Small Island chain was made famous by Charles Darwin and his famous Beagle voyage. Today, Galapagos is largely a nature preserve and one of the most popular tourist destination in the world.

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