“Before HMS Beagle entered the archipelago in 1835, most newcomers considered these islands a kind of God-forsaken hell on earth. Feelings have changed since then, and now the archipelago is widely considered the closest to the original picture of paradise.”
H. Nicholls (2014): The Galápagos. A Natural History
Author: Dr hab. prof. Jarosław Proćków Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
