Julio Rodriguez, Video Chronicler

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Daily Expedition Reports
04 Sep 2018

Fernandina and Isabela Island, 9/4/2018, National Geographic Islander

Aboard the National Geographic Islander
Galápagos

Today we moved to the western part of the archipelago: Isabela and Fernandina Islands. Both Islands are still very active with recent or ongoing volcanic eruptions. The western islands are also very productive due to the influence of the Cromwell Current. This subsurface current brings many nutrients that promote the growth of plankton and marine algae. Due to this process, the biomass of marine iguanas, sea turtles and many other marine organisms are the highest in the archipelago.

Luis Vinueza, Naturalist

Luis arrived in the Galápagos Islands for the first time when he was 11 years old in 1983, and from that time on he knew that Galápagos would one day be his home. He returned to the islands in 1995 and spent 14 months camping in a tent. Seven of thos...

Julio Rodriguez, Video Chronicler

Born and raised in Ecuador, the son of Spanish and American parents, Julio developed a passion for storytelling and environmental conservation at an early age. After majoring in History at Carleton College (Minnesota), with a thesis on the Basque ant...

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