GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
VICTORIA LOPERA:
General information
Good morning, everybody and welcome to
Galapagos Islands.
The Archipelago is a group of 19 islands, from the
West coast of Ecuador in South America. The flag
is green over white over blue tricolor.
RELIGION: Ecuador is predominantly a Catholic
country, and as the Galapagos Islands are a part of
Ecuador Catholicism is the most popular religion.
CARMEN:
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The Galapagos Islands offer a variety of delicious and
traditional dishes that reflect the unique culture and
local ingredients.
We have ceviche; made with raw fish that is
marinated in fresh lime juice.
Arroz marinero is the Galapagos Islands’ most
famous rice dish that consists of various shellfish
such as clams and mussels, combined with
vegetables.
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Encebollado, which is considered the national dish of
Ecuador, a thick, fish-based soup that is often served
up at breakfast time by local vendors including
onions, tomatoes, and peppers.
Another popular dish is Bolon de Verde, a delightful
green plantain dumpling stuffed with cheese or
meat.
We also accompany this delicious food with fresh
passion fruit and pineapple juice.
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TRADITIONS
Galapagos Islands have its own festivals and
traditions Including the feasts of different saints and
the Ecuavoley festival, it is a sport to everyone and
you don’t need to be a professional to participate. Is
a a variant of volleyball, one of the mostly played in
the Islands.
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The provincialization festivities in Santa Cruz and San
Cristóbal
They take place on February 18th of each year. It
consists on the formation of island cleaning
committees, sports championships to encourage
physical activity, youth recreation, artistic and
gastronomic festivals to involve the community.
Parades, fairs and dances are also organized.
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MUSIC: The music style is influenced by Neo-African
music, which is the primitive music of Africa. These
rhythms are the result of a mixture of races, as it has
European melodies, island character and even
elegance. The music also has Caribbean and North
American forms, without a doubt a very exotic
musical fusion. The instruments used to give life to
musical art in this fantastic place are: the rattle, the
maracas, the drum and the acoustic guitar.
DANCE: Galapagos also exhibits a folk dance called
the Galapagos Dance or Dance of the Enchanted
Islands, in which, children and young people show
rhythms and colorful outfits that captivate the
public’s attention. It also reflects the biodiversity of
the islands through body movements. The dance
steps were inspired on the behavior of the birds that
inhabit the archipelago.
MARIANA:
The typical clothing of the Galapagos Islands is very
similar to other regions of Ecuador. The typical
women's dress consists of a flat skirt. When the
island was discovered by the Spaniard Fray De
Varlanga, there were no natives, so the clothing has
been inherited from other regions of Ecuador.
Motivated by the high temperature that can reach
over 34° C in the Galapagos, its inhabitants usually
wear light clothing. This is quite comfortable and not
very tight.
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CLOTHES: In Ecuador it’s common to see the
indigenous group known as the Otavaleños.
Men dress in white, calf-length trousers, a poncho,
and a fedora or felt hat.
Women dress similarly, though their colors are often
opposed to the men. Women dress in a white blouse
with a blue or black skirt. They also wear necklaces
of gold beads with red coral bracelets
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The best places to visit on the Galapagos Islands are
1. Tortuga Bay, Isla Santa Cruz is popular for marine
life spotting, including local turtles.
2. Charles Darwin Station, Puerto Ayora Here you can
gain insight into the island’s history and ecology
while you view the various displays in the exhibition
hall
3. Wall of Tears (Isabela) Enjoy breathtaking scenery
including natural lakes, shorelines, and mangroves,
numerous flamingos and iguanas.
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The amazing biodiversity in Galapagos is what makes
the Archipelago so special. About 80% of the land
birds you will see, 97% of the reptiles and land
mammals, and more than 30% of the plants are
endemic. More than 20% of the marine species in
Galapagos are found nowhere else on earth. Like the
giant Galapagos tortoise, marine iguana, the
Galapagos penguin — the only penguin species to be
found in the Northern Hemisphere.