Postcards From the Galapagos Islands: Do the Fittest Really Survive?

Dr Peter Varga | January 10, 2022

By Dr. Peter Varga, Dr. Andrea Muñoz   When thinking of the Galapagos Islands the first images that we may conjure up are of giant tortoises, marine iguanas, sharks, beautiful tropical beaches, and a laid-back lifestyle where troubles of the outside world are non-existent and one’s daily ‘responsibility’ is to swim with the dolphins. This could have been the case in the past, but not in 2020!   The pandemic impact on the Galapagos Islands The Galapagos Islands form an archipelago located around 1,000km from continental Ecuador. It is the country’s most important tourism destination and one of the most attract...