Española Island
If we wanted to tell a story, if we wanted to create a “Galapagos Tale” to pass on to the next generations of “Galapaguenos,” we could say that… Once upon a time there was an island, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It emerged from the sea bottom through successive effusive volcanic eruptions. When its flanks were above water, it felt lonely. But that did not last too long. Slowly, species of plants and animals began to colonize the new site. They arrived in a variety of ways: some floated in on vegetation rafts, some flew in, and some were brought by the wind.
The island saw, in its 4 million years of life, how some of these creatures evolved, changed through time, and became unique to that place in the whole wide world. It also noticed how some species did not make it, or how they migrated back and forth and did not change at all from their ancestors.
The volcano grew older and weaker. It began to collapse, to erode away and become smaller. Today human beings visit this place to enjoy its wonderful white organic beaches and its friendly sea lions. It is older now, but still a “happy” island, Española Island. It has been a witness to the fact that nothing is unchangeable; even Española herself, which was once upon a time, an enormous volcano.
If we wanted to tell a story, if we wanted to create a “Galapagos Tale” to pass on to the next generations of “Galapaguenos,” we could say that… Once upon a time there was an island, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It emerged from the sea bottom through successive effusive volcanic eruptions. When its flanks were above water, it felt lonely. But that did not last too long. Slowly, species of plants and animals began to colonize the new site. They arrived in a variety of ways: some floated in on vegetation rafts, some flew in, and some were brought by the wind.
The island saw, in its 4 million years of life, how some of these creatures evolved, changed through time, and became unique to that place in the whole wide world. It also noticed how some species did not make it, or how they migrated back and forth and did not change at all from their ancestors.
The volcano grew older and weaker. It began to collapse, to erode away and become smaller. Today human beings visit this place to enjoy its wonderful white organic beaches and its friendly sea lions. It is older now, but still a “happy” island, Española Island. It has been a witness to the fact that nothing is unchangeable; even Española herself, which was once upon a time, an enormous volcano.
