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Puerto Ayora Journal - Ecuador Limits Residence to Protect Galápagos - NYTimes.comEcuador Limits Residence to Protect Galápagos PUERTO AYORA, Galápagos Islands — The mounds of reeking garbage on the edge of this settlement 600 miles off Ecuador’s Pacific coast are proof that one species is thriving on the fragile archipelago whose unique wildlife inspired Darwin’s theory ...
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48 hours in Quito, Ecuador | Stuff.co.nz48 hours in Quito, Ecuador BEHIND BLUE SKIES: Cotopaxi Peak is reflected in Limpiopungo lake in Cotopaxi province, Ecuador. LOOKOUT BELOW: An aerial view of Quito from a cabin of a cable car. HOLY SIGHTS: Quito's La Compania Church has been described as one of Latin America's most ...
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Biking the world's most dangerous road | Stuff.co.nz* Stuff Home * Travel Kia ora, Guest [Settings] [Logout] [ sign in] * New Zealand * Australia * Pacific Islands * International * Videos Biking the world's most dangerous road By STEVE McKENNA - Sun-Herald Last updated 13:50 11/09/2009 Share Print Text Size North Yungas ...
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Travel | Adventurous spirit required for travel in Venezuela | Seattle Times NewspaperAdventurous spirit required for travel in Venezuela Venezuela should be a tourist mecca. It boasts the world's highest waterfall, snowcapped Andean mountain peaks and white-sand beaches dotting one of the longest coastlines in the Caribbean. But hurdles to easy, carefree travel — such as ...
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The first evidence of pre-industrial mercury pollution in the AndesPublic release date: 18-May-2009 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Colin Cooke cacooke@ualberta.ca 780-431-9208 University of Alberta The first evidence of pre-industrial mercury pollution in the Andes The study of ancient lake sediment from high altitude lakes in the Andes has ...
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Peruvian Stalagmites Hold Clues To Climate ChangePeruvian Stalagmites Hold Clues To Climate Change ScienceDaily (May 16, 2009) — How will the Netherlands, dominated by water, be affected by future climate change? Dutch researcher Martin van Breukelen hopes to answer that question by analyzing stalagmites from the South American Amazon ...
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Climate Change Impacts Revealed: Disease in Peru: Scientific AmericanClimate Change Impacts Revealed: Disease in Peru Global warming is hitting Peru hard: More water stress, more migration, more disease. CARAZ, Peru — Seventeen years ago, Liliana Salvador Ibáñez's year-old son came down with a high fever, then broke out with bleeding lesions on his legs. ...
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Eco adventure in the Bolivian Amazon | Stuff.co.nzEco adventure in the Bolivian Amazon ALEXANDRA MacGIBBON ECO EXPERIENCE: Left: The teeth of a giant piranha - or paku. Centre: guide Alejandro summons howler monkeys. Right: One of many brightly coloured butterflies. Guy MacGibbon had to go with the flow when best-laid plans went awry in ...
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Bolivia: water people of Andes face extinction | World news | The GuardianIts members belong to what is thought to be the oldest surviving culture in the Andes, a tribe that has survived for 4,000 years on the barren plains of the Bolivian interior. But the Uru Chipaya, who outlasted the Inca empire and survived the Spanish conquest, are warning that they now face ...
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Earth's Highest Known Microbial Systems Fueled By Volcanic GasesEarth's Highest Known Microbial Systems Fueled By Volcanic Gases ScienceDaily (Mar. 4, 2009) — Gases rising from deep within the Earth are fueling the world's highest-known microbial ecosystems, which have been detected near the rim of the 19,850-foot-high Socompa volcano in the Andes by a ...
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