The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, 972 km west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site: wildlife is its most notable feature. The principal language on the islands is Spanish. The islands have a population of around 23,000.
The Galápagos consists of 15 main islands, 3 smaller islands, and 107 rocks and islets. The islands are located at the Galapagos Triple Junction. It is also atop the Galapagos hotspot, a place where the Earth's crust is being melted from below by a mantle plume, creating volcanoes.
For more information about the Galápagos Islands visits Columbus Travel which is one of the major travel agencies in Ecuador with an average of 3000 passengers each year.
