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Galapagos Giant Tortoise
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Did you know that the Spanish word for tortoise is galápago? When Spanish sailors first explored the archipelago in the 1500s, the region was home to as many as 250,000 giant tortoises. Find out more about these incredible creatures which you’ll see in person while on your vacation in the Galapagos Islands aboard Aqua Mare.
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Did you know that the Spanish word for tortoise is galápago? When Spanish sailors first explored the archipelago in the 1500s, the Galapagos Islands were home to as many as 250,000 giant tortoises. Find out more about these incredible creatures which you’ll see in person while traveling on a Galapagos cruise aboard Aqua Mare.