#galapagos

#galapagos

As one of the most protected national parks in the world, the Galápagos Islands are full of incredible wildlife that are not afraid of humans and will come in closer contact with you than is possible in most other natural places in the world. You can experience a variety of landscapes in a small space, from lush highlands full of tortoises to moon-like volcanic rock covered in piles of iguanas.

"You could literally say we live in paradise," Idrovo said.

At least four settlers on the Galápagos island of Floreana vanished or died in the early nineteen-thirties, under circumstances that were contested long afterward among some of the survivors. A 2014 documentary, "The Galápagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden," gave the subjects' written accounts a scrupulous airing, letting the settlers tell their stories in their own often conflicting words. "Eden," which was written by Noah Pink ("Tetris"), begins in 1929, with the Great Depression in the background and drastic life-style reassessments under way.