Marylee Stephenson

The Galapagos Islands and Ecuador (eBook, ePUB)

Your Essential Handbook for Exploring Darwin's Enchanted Islands

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

. All new full-color photos in this edition
. New planning tips for one-, four-, and eight-day travel options
. Includes new opportunities for snorkeling and scuba diving, new amenities on various live-aboard outfits, and more

The Galapagos Islands aren't a vacation destination for those wanting to sip umbrella drinks by the resort pool--which is exactly why The Galapagos Islands and Ecuador continues to be a standard resource for inquisitive adventurers, nature lovers, and DIY travelers. This new 3rd edition packs in even more interesting and useful natural history and travel information, including:

. Significant updates to all the major islands and visitor sites; the number of sites has nearly doubled in recent years
. Newly updated and expanded maps
. New photography tips ifor digital equipment and process
. New detailed chapter on visiting Quito and mainland Ecuador, featuring primary ecological and historical areas in the Andean highlands, rainforests, and coastal areas
. New discussion on how the islands are now a "living laboratory" of global warming, including how wildlife is being affected by changes in food sources

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mountaineers Books
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781594859182
• Artikelnr.: 48175609

Autorenporträt

When not traveling in the Galapagos Islands or dreaming of it, MARYLEE STEPHENSON has her own consulting business as a program evaluator and social policy researcher. She live in Vancouver, B.C.