Anticipating Galapagos

As I study this place (Galapagos) I am realizing that there is more to understand than just a pristine archepelago where Darwin baked his theory. There are people who inhabit this island chain…30,000 of them. And despite efforts to stem the overflow of tourism, (maybe as many as 140,000 visitors in this Darwin 200th Anniversary year) we have to ask is we are loving the Galapagos too much.

So - read this article by Cecilia Alvear, and let me know what you think?

http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/revistaweb/earthsky/thegalapagos/alvear

September 24, 2009, 2:20pm   Comments

1. 28,000 human beings live and work on the Galapagos Islands.

2. In the 1970s, there were only a few flights a week to the Galapagos Islands. Now, there are six flights a day.

3. 140,000 Tourists are expected on the islands in 2009.

4. There are 1,211 vehicles on the Islands.

5. In 1991, there were 6 Hotels on these Islands. Today, more than 23.

6. There is a garbage dump on Galapagos.

7. There is a Sushi Bar on Galapagos.

*Galapagos.org

September 20, 2009, 3:36pm   Comments