The Flightless Cormorant, also known as the Galapagos Cormorant, is one of the world's rarest bird species, with less than a 1000 estimated to remain in existence. They're found only on the islands Keep Reading
Archives for October 2011
Swimming With Galapagos Sea Lions
The Swimming With Galapagos Sea Lions Video below was named by Matador Network as one of "11 Travel Videos That Rocked in 2011." It's just a small sampling of the incredible footage we were Keep Reading
GALAPAGOS: Genovesa Island & Fernandina Island
On our second afternoon in the Galapagos Islands, we made a dry landing at Prince Philip's Steps on Genovesa Island, an area renowned for its myriad bird species. What may appear at Keep Reading
GALAPAGOS: Genovesa Island
Our once-in-a-lifetime adventure to the Galapagos Islands began with a stop on Playa Ochoa, where we spotted the "Mystery Fish" featured in our previous post while snorkeling. When we returned to Keep Reading
INTERVIEW: Afropop Icon Baaba Maal
If you’re curious enough to trace hip-hop’s lineage back to its roots in Africa, you’ll find a direct line to the West African storytelling tradition of the griot. Griots are oral Keep Reading