In general people from the Galapagos Islands are very warm, friendly and always willing to help visitors.
The population in Galapagos is of around 20,000 and their main activities are fishing and tourism.
Galapagos culture is a mixture between the people that came from the highlands, the Amazon Jungle and the coast of Ecuador.
Researchers and scientists specially from USA and Europe have also become a part of the culture in Galapagos and pleasantly got used to life in the Galapagos Islands.
People from the highlands of Ecuador tend to speak more calmly and slowly than the people from the coast of Ecuador who speak faster and loudly.
The are only four populated Islands in Galapagos: Santa Cruz, Isabela, Floreana, and San Cristobal. Puerto Ayora is the most important town. It is located on Santa Cruz Island and has around 4,000 inhabitants.
One of the most lucrative activities and which is and important part in Galapagos Economy is the collection of Sea Cucumbers mostly in the Islands of Isabela and Fernandina.
Sea Cucumbers are invertebrates that have a high demand in Asia because they are supposed to be aphrodisiacs. People from Asia are always willing to pay enormous amounts of money for Galapagos sea cucumbers.
Foreigners have also contributed to Galapagos culture, a lot of them have discovered in the Galapagos Islands their little piece of heaven.
Most of them come from the United States and Europe and have acquired ships or travel companies to offer tours and different services to visitors which are nearly 180,000 a year by now.
My name is Eduardo Landazuri. I run a Galapagos Islands and Ecuador travel information Web Site to promote these exotic Islands and country to the world. Visitors to Galapagos and Ecuador will always have an exciting experience that will last in their memories for a lifetime.
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