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There are few spots on the planet so untouched by human civilization as the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos Islands are an island archipelago off the coast of Ecuador that Charles Darwin called 'a little world within itself.' Also nicknamed the 'Enchanted Islands' these islands are a nature lover's paradise, for upon them thrives an ecological community that has developed in isolation for centuries, and has thrived in complete and pristine natural beauty. Situated in the equator (six hundred miles off the west coast of South America), the Galapagos Islands were born of volcanic activity that still occurs on the islands today. Over many centuries, animal and plant life from the continent washed ashore on the islands, and gradually these evolved into new and completely distinct forms. Today, many of the species on the islands are found nowhere else on earth, and this is primarily what influences Darwin so greatly. A myriad of species cohabitate here; only six mammals are native to the islands. Needless to say, the Galapagos Islands are a paradise for photographers and bird watchers! Since Darwin visited the islands in eighteen hundred and forty five, not much has changed, Darwin noted that even though located on the equator, the islands