Most people have come from mainland Ecuador to live in the islands within recent years (about 3500 people lived on the islands in 1972).

However, opportunities in the tourism, fishing, and farming industries attracted a mass of poor fishermen and farmers from mainland Ecuador.

Get on board the wilderness experience of a lifetime by cruising the haunting beauty of the Galápagos Islands - 1,000km (620mi) from mainland Ecuador.

The Reserve also pursues the creation of the first large coastal marine reserve in mainland Ecuador.

Early in the novel, Schine correctly observes that the Galapagos Islands are "600 miles west of mainland Ecuador."

The islands, about 600 miles west of mainland Ecuador, are an international symbol of conservation and a haven for nature lovers.

He had performed a geologic survey of mainland Ecuador, but unfortunately his collections were lost in storage.

In the south of its range, E. rathbunae co-occurs with the southern population of E. analoga, which occurs as far north as mainland Ecuador.

The population of Galápagos is growing at a rate of approximately 6% per year, more than double population growth of mainland Ecuador.

But tensions between mainland Ecuador and the islanders are mounting.