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Map of Galapagos Islands (Ecuador, South America) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Nazca Booby, Sula granti, Sulidae – Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (Photo credit: Derek Keats)

English: Galapagos giant tortoise (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Grapsus grapsus from the Galapagos Islands Français: Un crabe (Grapsus grapsus) des îles Galapagos. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii), Galápagos Islands, Ecuador – preening under wing (Photo credit: Derek Keats)

Killer Whales, Galápagos Islands (Photo credit: Dave Govoni)

This is an excellent article with some wonderful photos. If you are interested in reading about the Galapagos Islands’ animals, this is a MUST READ, in my view. Check, it out!

via Galapagos Islands Animals | Giant Tortoise | Rough Guides.

Any thoughts?

Blue-footed Booby on rock (Sula nebouxii), Galápagos Islands, Ecuador – very blue feet (Photo credit: Derek Keats)

Galapagos islands on Street View (bbc.co.uk)
Google’s Street View Cams Capture Galapagos Islands’ Magical Giant Tortoises (gizmodo.co.uk)
Giant tortoises engage in comical staring contest (grindtv.com)
Seasonal Guide to the Galapagos (llamatravelblog.com)
Lonesome George The Giant Tortoise Has Died (buzzfeed.com)

Latin America and the Caribbean (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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This is an excellent, MUST READ article by the Economist.

via Obesity in Latin America: Battle of the bulge | The Economist.

The article focuses upon rising obesity in South America because the “Big Food” companies are apparently getting increasing numbers of people addicted to sugar, salt and fat.

The developing world is a huge growth market for US junk food companies. They use aggressive marketing, peer pressure by consumers and throw money at their critics; what consumers think is “cool” turns into an addiction and ultimately is likely to shorten their lives with health problems. There is ample hard evidence that excessive sugar, salt and fat is causing a healthcare pandemic.

Last year, I was in China and I was stunned at the rapidly escalated obesity challenge, all because of junk food.