NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Ecuador is set to complete the biggest ever debt-for-nature swap, freeing up cash for conservation of the Galapagos Islands, one of the world's most precious ecosystems, ...

GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador (AP) — Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of the most remote islands in the Galapagos. In clear, deep blue water, ...

Experience the diverse wonders of the Galápagos during a compact, weeklong trip. Take interpretive island walks with ...

Xavier Castro is a writer who works at the Galapagos Conservancy, where he dedicates himself to educating the public about ...

Head nearly 6,000 feet deep into the waters of the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, and you will likely encounter species unlike any others on Earth. Scientists have recently announced the ...

Ecuador’s navy is ready to protect the seas around the Galapagos Islands from illegal fishing by foreign ships whose annual visits threaten marine wildlife in the archipelago’s waters, following ...

QUITO, Ecuador — A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting, lighting up the nighttime sky as lava tumbled down its sides toward the sea. The La Cumbre volcano on ...

Dropouts sought their fortune on a Galápagos island in the 1930s. The film "Eden" sheds light on their fight for life and death. Jude Law and Ana de Armas provide plenty of thrills in this survival ...

Ecuador created a massive new marine reserve Friday north of its Galapagos islands, forming a Pacific corridor up to Costa Rica's Cocos Island National Park to preserve species of migratory fauna, ...

Every tourist desperate to see an untouched paradise is part of a constant influx that risks despoiling the very thing they ...