Galapagos islands

The Galápagos Islands are on the equator, in South America.

The last time the volcano erupted was in 2009.

In 2001, about 18,000 people lived in the Galápagos Islands

Charles Darwin boarded the HMS Beagle in 1835 and discovered these creatures:

Finches

Galapagos Turtle

The capital of the province is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, a town with 5,600 people.

Each place has a seat, which is a town like a capital.

People live on only 5 of the 19 islands of the Galápagos: Baltra, Floreana, Isabela, San Cristobal and Santa Cruz

The Galápagos Islands are a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean which now belong to Ecuador