Category Archives: environment

Galapagos Travel: Rules for Galapagos Visitors, a Good Time for a Good Reminder

September 12, 2011 – 1:35 pm

Last month, the Galapagos National Park Service announced they are closing visitor access to two of the tortoise corrals at Santa Cruz’s Fausto Llerena Tortoise center — due to some irresponsible behaviors by, reportedly, both some select travelers and naturalist guides. Behaviors reported include littering and violating the park’s rules against touching and coming within [...]

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Galapagos Travel: Illegal Fishing Vessel Caught in the Galapagos

July 22, 2011 – 2:24 pm

Earlier this week the Galapagos National Park and the Ecuadorian Navy seized a boat that was illegally fishing in Galapagos Islands marine reserve — the boat was longline fishing in the protected waters for sharks and swordfish. Sadly, 357 dead sharks were found on board the boat. The species found were: 286 bigeye thresher, 22 [...]

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Atacama Desert: Driest Place on Earth Hit with Snow

July 14, 2011 – 12:44 pm

The Atacama Desert has been experiencing an unusual amount of snow. The cold front that came through the region dumped nearly 32 inches of snow on the desert — more snow then the region has seen in the last half-century. The Atacama Desert is known as one of the driest place on Earth. The Atacama [...]

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Adventure Life Wins Sustainable Commuter Challenge!

June 29, 2011 – 9:38 am

The results for our Missoula community Bike Walk Bus Week Commuter Challenge this Spring are in. And the winner in our category? Adventure Life, of course, with 100% participation from our 15 employees! It was a great week and with the ever-changing weather our staff pulled off a creative combo of walking, biking, busing, carpooling, [...]

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Perfect Participation for Bike Walk Bus Week!

May 6, 2011 – 12:07 pm

Well, we made it to our office goal of 100% perfect participation for Bike Walk Bus Week! In case you missed it, we are kicking off a Spring with a citywide celebration of healthy transportation. Businesses across town compete to see who can have the most employees commute sustainably during the week. Along with that [...]

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The Adventure Life Office Sustainable Commuter Challenge

April 29, 2011 – 4:30 pm

For the past couple of months in the Adventure Life office we have been gearing up (pun intended) for the Bike Walk Bus Week Commuter Challenge here in Missoula. This is a week long event to kick off Spring with sustainable commuting all around Missoula. Businesses offer free coffee, treats, and discounts to patrons who [...]

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Amazon Travel Video: Parrots at Yasuni Clay Lick

April 6, 2011 – 9:15 am

Adventure Life traveler, Julia, returns home from a trip to the Ecuadorian Amazon with this clip from the Yasuni Clay Lick. Located along with Napo River, this is one of the most accessible licks in the Amazon. Hundreds of parrots visit this lick each day. This is a very popular stop for guests of Sacha [...]

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Galapagos Travel Following the Tsunami

March 16, 2011 – 3:49 pm

Like Hawaii, the Galapagos Islands were impacted by the tsunami that resulted from the devastating earthquake that hit Japan on March 11, 2011. In general, the impact on the islands is not severe, but there was significant flooding in some areas. One of the areas that suffered the most significant damage with the Charles Darwin [...]

By Beth Conway | Also posted in Adventure Life, Ecuador Travel, Galapagos Cruises, Natural Disasters, Safety and Security, Travel Updates | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Tsunami Alert for Galapagos and Other Regions in Latin America

March 11, 2011 – 10:20 am

UPDATE (March 12, 2011): The tsunami hit the Galapagos about an hour later than originally expected. Seas are choppier around the entire archipelago, but nothing too severe or extremely unusual. Waves at Academy Bay, in Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz Island), were taller than normal as well, but there are no records of any damages caused [...]

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Adventure Life and Rainforest Alliance in the Amazon

February 4, 2011 – 3:35 pm

Adventure Life continues to grow our partnership with the Rainforest Alliance. Our current project is the “Conservation Alliances for Economic Viability”– a very academic title for a very promising initiative. The goals of this USAID approved project include the preservation of at least 200,000 hectares of Amazonian rainforest in Ecuador — combined with training and [...]

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