In 2004, 30 scientists were held hostage in this archipelago by fisherman who demanded the right to use more efficient fishing methods.
In 2004, 30 scientists were held hostage in this archipelago by fisherman who demanded the right to use more efficient fishing methods. These islands were removed from UNESCO's danger list in 2010 because of lobbying from Rafael Correa. Fernandina is the most volcanically active of these islands, which are governed from the capital of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on (*) San Cristobal. The island of Isabela here, which lies on the Equator, is home to an endemic species of penguin as well as giant tortoises and marine iguanas. Many varieties of finch are also associated with, for 10 points, what Ecuadorean island group visited by Charles Darwin?
In 2004, 30 scientists were held hostage in this archipelago by fisherman who demanded the right to use more efficient fishing methods.
Galapagos Islands