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Species Database Bursera graveolens (Kunth) Triana & Planch.

Are tortoises the "hippos" of the Galapagos?

Mara Speece

The Mystery Behind the Santa Fe Tortoise

In 1969, during relentless rains on Santa Fe Island, scientist Tjitte de Vries discovered a small, well-preserved tortoise skull. Taken to the Charles Darwin Research Station, the find intrigued researchers, who believed it might belong to the island’s long-extinct giant tortoise.

Species Database Psidium guajava L.

Marine Mornings Program for Schools in Galapagos

Edwin Naula

In Memory of Mathias Espinosa

When Mathias Espinosa dived into the ocean, the world fell silent. “Diving is a kind of yoga underwater, where the only thing you hear is your own breathing,” he used to say. That philosophy marked more than three decades of explorations, encounters, and teachings that made him one of the pioneers of sustainable diving tourism and a fervent defender of the biodiversity of the Galápagos Islands.