979-9254 - Surf breaking on lava shoreline at Gardner Bay on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO Slow shutter speeds allow for surreal water movement in this photograph.

979-9257 - The endemic Opuntia cactus (Opuntia echios) cactus growing in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9458 - Adult great blue heron (Ardea herodias cognata) feeding on green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings at Las Bachas, Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9510 - Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) foraging for small pink shrimp (Artemia salina) in saltwater lagoon in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9516 - Adult Nazca booby (Sula grantii) feeding downy chick in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9203 - The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9519 - Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) feeding underwater on small baitfish in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9200 - The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9450 - The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9484 - Young Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) being fed at the tortuguero breeding station, Puerto Villamil on Isabela Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9478 - Male Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage (note the red gular pouch) on Genovesa (Tower) Island, in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9496 - Lava lizard (Microlophus spp) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9530 - Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) being attacked in flight by a great frigatebird (Fregata minor), Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9513 - Macro photograph of a spider (Order Araneae) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador.

979-9524 - Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) feeding underwater on small baitfish in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9234 - Young Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO This raptor species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

979-9522 - Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) feeding underwater on small baitfish in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9449 - The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9258 - Wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding on the upslope grasslands of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9216 - Adult great blue heron (Ardea herodias cognata) at Cerro Dragon on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9480 - Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) taking handouts from a fisherman in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island, in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9482 - Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) with photographer at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9238 - Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) underwater off the west side of Isabela Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9236 - Galapagos heron (Butorides sundevalli) fishing along the lava shore in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. MORE INFO This heron is also known as the lava heron and is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

979-9468 - A view of the island of Bartolome in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

979-9499 - Lava lizard (Microlophus spp) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9202 - The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9479 - Male Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage (note the red gular pouch) on Genovesa (Tower) Island, in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9507 - Scenic view of the port town of Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9199 - The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9511 - Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) foraging for small pink shrimp (Artemia salina) in saltwater lagoon in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9453 - The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) feeding underwater in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9497 - Lava lizard (Microlophus spp) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9205 - The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9456 - The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) with a lava lizard on top of its head in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9196 - Galapagos white-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis galapagensis) feeding near giant tortoise in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9240 - Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) underwater off the west side of Isabela Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9197 - The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9209 - The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9553 - Young Galapagos sea lion bulls (Zalophus wollebaeki) mock-fighting in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9505 - Scenes from the fish market in the port town of Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9259 - Wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding on the upslope grasslands of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9324 - Galapagos shearwater (Puffinus subalaris) nesting in lava nook in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9527 - Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) feeding underwater on small baitfish in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9476 - Male Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage (note the red gular pouch) on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9475 - Male Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage (note the red gular pouch) on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9239 - Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) underwater off the west side of Isabela Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9486 - Underwater scenes from the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9454 - The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9494 - Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9481 - Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) taking handouts from a fisherman in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island, in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9508 - Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) foraging for small pink shrimp (Artemia salina) in saltwater lagoon in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9512 - Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) in flight over a saltwater lagoon in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9474 - Male Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage (note the red gular pouch) on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9469 - Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) underwater in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9490 - Scenic view of Leon Dormido (Sleeping Lion) Island off San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

979-9201 - The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

738-136 - Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) chick in nest, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

817-283826 - Quito Ecuador

817-276250 - Woman reading in hammock, Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Napo Province, Ecuador

817-276388 - Ecuadorian School Children, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

832-13520 - Phantasmal poison frog (Epipedobates tricolor), Buenaventura, Ecuador, South America

817-194929 - Ecuadorian Folklore Ballet, Ballet Folclorico Nacional, Quito, Ecudor

776-2309 - Ecuadorian woman in Montecristi colonial town, City of Manta, Ecuador, South America

306-3773 - Land iguana, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America

306-3768 - Pinnacle and beach, Bartolome Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

83-12254 - West side of the 30m pyramidal monument marking the equator, first identified in this district by Charles Marie de la Condamine in 1736, La Mitad del Mundo, San Antonio, Pichincha Province, Ecuador, South America

83-12252 - Indigenous women in typical local headgear overlooking the Plaza 15 de Mayo at Carnival time in the provincial town of Guaranda, Bolivar Province, Ecuador, South America

83-12251 - Dancers in traditional clothing at Carnival, one of the biggest in Ecuador, in the town of Guaranda, Bolivar Province, Ecuador, South America

83-12250 - The west flank of 6310m Volcan Chimborazo, with its unique type of Andean high paramo (puna) made dry by the rain shadow, Chimborazo Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

739-672 - St. James, largest island in the group, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

739-673 - St. James, largest island in the group, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

83-12199 - Prickly pear cactus flowering on uplands in the Colta Lake district near Riobamba, Chimborazo Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12200 - Looking north east across farmland towards Riobamba from the Colta Lake district, Riobamba, Chimborazo Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12202 - Baroque mestizo limestone facade of the Cathedral in this colonial-style provincial capital, Riobamba, Chimborazo Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12203 - Colourful flowers and church in the Pastaza River valley, near the town of Banos, Ambato Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12205 - The Rio Verde waterfall, one of many in the valley of the Pastaza River that flows from the Andes to the upper Amazon Basin, near Banos, Ambato Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12206 - Smoke rises from the active crater of Tungurahua Volcano that threatens the nearby town of Banos, Ambato Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12207 - Hikers enjoy the view on the verdant slopes of the active Tungurahua Volcano that threatens the nearby town of Banos, Ambato Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12208 - The verdant slopes of the active Tungurahua Volcano that threatens the nearby town of Banos, Ambato Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12210 - Bus and the famous El Nariz del Diablo (The Devil's Nose) train en route to Riobamba with Chimborazo volcano in the distance, Riobamba, Chimborazo Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12211 - Catholic ornaments outside Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Agua Santa (the Virgin of the Holy Water) which is famous for miracles, on the Parque de la Basilica, Banos, Ambato Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12212 - Cable car at the Rio Verde waterfall in the valley of the Pastaza River that flows from the Andes to the upper Amazon Basin, near Banos, Ambato Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12213 - Cable car at the Rio Verde waterfall in the valley of the Pastaza River that flows from the Andes to the upper Amazon Basin, near Banos, Ambato Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12215 - Smoke rises from the active crater of Tungurahua Volcano that threatens the nearby resort town of Banos, Ambato Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12218 - Statue of Vincente Maldonado and the Cathedral at Parque Maldonado in this colonial-style provincial capital, Riobamba, Chimborazo Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12219 - Baroque mestizo limestone facade of the Cathedral in this colonial-style provincial capital, Riobamba, Chimborazo Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12220 - Colourful indigenous-style textiles on sale in the provincial capital, Riobamba, Chimborazo Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12172 - The Temple of the Sun, showing classic Inca mortar-less stonework and a trapezoidal doorway, at the most important Inca site in Ecuador, at elevation of 3230m, Ingapirca, Canar Province, Southern Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12164 - The new Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepcion built in 1885, on Parque Calderon, the main plaza in centre of attractive colonial capital, Cuenca, Azuay Province, Southern Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12166 - Ceremonial Plaza and the unique elliptical structure of the Temple of the Sun, which exhibits classic Inca mortar-less stonework, at Ecuador's most important Inca site, Ingapirca, Canar Province, Southern Highlands, Ecuador, South America

83-12167 - Ceremonial Plaza and the unique elliptical structure of the Temple of the Sun, which exhibits classic Inca mortar-less stonework, at Ecuador's most important Inca site, Ingapirca, Canar Province, Southern Highlands, Ecuador, South America

700-9637 - Urbina Bay, Isabella Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

700-9636 - Punta Moreno, Isabella Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

700-9635 - Punta Moreno, Isabella Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

700-9634 - Wildlife on beach, Fernandia Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

700-9633 - Tourists photographing wildlife, Fernandia Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

2-18395 - Bartolome, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

764-157 - Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus), Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

764-1 - Sunrise behind Bainbridge Rocks, off James Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, Pacific, South America