Plundering Paradise: The Hand of Man on the Galápagos Islands
Mention the Galápagos Islands to almost anyone, and the first things that spring to mind are iguanas, tortoises, volcanic beaches, and, of course, Charles Darwin. But there are people living there, too -- nearly 20,000 of them. A wild stew of nomads and grifters, dreamers and hermits, wealthy...
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Mention the Galápagos Islands to almost anyone, and the first things that spring to mind are iguanas, tortoises, volcanic beaches, and, of course, Charles Darwin. But there are people living there, too -- nearly 20,000 of them. A wild stew of nomads and grifters, dreamers and hermits, wealthy tour operators and desperately poor South American refugees, these inhabitants have brought crime, crowding, poaching, and pollution to the once-idyllic islands. In Plundering Paradise, Michael D'Orso explores the conflicts on land and at sea that now threaten to destroy this fabled "Eden of Evolution."
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060955762 (0060955767)
Publish date: October 21st 2003
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Plundering Paradise: The Hand of Man on the Galápagos Islands referenceOpening: Midnight is not yet an hour away, and already the streets ofPuerto Ayora are in flames. The fires cast flickering shadowsacross the shuttered fronts of the village’s shops and bodegas. Thebroad fronds of the coconut palm...
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