This island in the Galapagos featured black rock–they are all volcanic islands, and all have different, striking kinds of rock.
Cathedral
A beautiful cathedral in Quito, Ecuador.
Quito Old Town
The ‘Old Town’ area of Quito, Ecuador.
Galapagos Tortoise
A Galapagos tortoise, nicely posing for a picture in the middle of a meal.
Church and Clouds
A basilica in Quito, Ecuador, against the sky.
Basilica del Voto Nacional
The Basilica del Voto Nacional, a cathedral in the heart of Quito, Ecuador. The carvings near the windows are of local animals.
Cuicoche
These pictures are of Cuicoche, a crater lake in a sunken volcano in Ecuador, over 10,000 feet up in the Andes.
Pelican
A pelican in the Galapagos.
Lonesome George
This is the Galapagos turtle called Lonesome George–over 100 years old, and as far as anyone knew, the oldest turtle there! I took this picture on a trip there in 2010; a couple years ago, it was reported that he had died.
Boats
Boats in the Galapagos.
