Ashley Karitis, Assistant Expedition Leader

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Daily Expedition Reports
30 Dec 2016

Santa Cruz, 12/30/2016, National Geographic Islander

Aboard the National Geographic Islander
Galápagos

Today we visited the Charles Darwin Research Station and the highlands of the island, where the giant Galapagos tortoises inhabit. After been for various days completely isolated in the non-populated islands of the archipelago, our guests had today some time to taste a bit of the local Galapagos way of living.

José Guerrero, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor

José Guerrero Vela is an Ecuadorian permanent resident of the Galapagos. His mother was born in the islands and his grandfather was one of the first generation of teachers in the Galapagos, which has always inspired him to promote education as the ma...

Ashley Karitis, Assistant Expedition Leader

Ashley was raised in Central Oregon where she spent her childhood ski racing, riding horses, playing classical piano, and working summer jobs on a dude ranch. She then attended the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California in ...

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