All posts tagged Travel Tips

The mystery of evolution is all around us. If you know where to look for it, it makes nature all the more complex, interesting, and beautiful.  Without this natural process driving changes, none of the creatures on this planet would have gotten very far, including us humans.  The topic is vast, with a great deal of information and confusing lingo like “speciation” and “adaptive radiation.” In this post, I will explain (in a digestible manner) some of the various processes of evolution, especially examples of evolution in the Galapagos.
Want to take a taxi in Quito? Learn some tips revolving around safety, navigation, and pricing. Quito is a particularly interesting place to take a taxi. It extends almost 65 km from end to end, and yet is only 5 km at its widest part. This leads to almost exclusively north-south transfers, with only select crossings and turns to reach specific points. Keep that linear routing in mind, in case your driver starts to take you in circles!