This isn't Darwin's Galapagos

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This isn't Darwin's Galapagos: wildlife rich, yet tourist friendly

Guests and locals toast the fading rays of the day with beer and beach games at Casa Rosada on Isabela island. Photo by Patrick Davison, UNC, for The Washington Post.

On Isabela, a marine iguana sunbathes atop an outcropping of volcanic rock. Photo by Patrick Davison, UNC, for The Washington Post.

Local children play in the water and jump off a pier on San Cristobal, the easternmost of the Galapagos Islands. Photo by Patrick Davison, UNC, for The Washington Post.

A pair of Galapagos penguins, endemic to the archipelago, preen in the sun. Photo by Patrick Davison, UNC, for The Washington Post.

A fisherman cleans one of his catches as a pelican searches for scraps at the Santa Cruz Fish Market. Photo by Patrick Davison, UNC, for The Washington Post.

A sea lion sits on a rock just before sunset on San Cristobal Island. Sea lions are prevalent and protected in the Galapagos. Photo by Patrick Davison, UNC, for The Washington Post.

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Guests and locals toast the fading rays of the day with beer and beach games at Casa Rosada on Isabela island. Photo by Patrick Davison, UNC, for The Washington Post.

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