25,000--approximate number of residents in the Galápagos Islands
100,000--approximate number of tourists that visit the Galápagos Islands every year
6,672--Population of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (the town where we live), San Cristobal Island
6--Number of commercial blocks on the Malacon (board walk), mostly on just one side of the street
27--Number of souvenir shops on the Malacon
15--Number of stores that sell Pinguino ice cream bars on the Malacon
67--Number of Sally lightfoot crabs counted on one 8 x 10 ft. section of sea wall on the Malacon
4--number of sea lion beaches/different groups along the Malacon.
206--Number of sea lions counted on the beaches of the Malacon one evening
30--Approximate number of female sea lions in male sea lion's harem
3--Average number of weeks a male sea lion can hold his title of "king of the herim" before being overthrown (in a fight) by a new male
0--Number of times the king sea lion eats during his 3 week reign (he has to be on guard the whole time.
4--number of pharmacies within a 2 block stretch in town
6:30 a.m.--the time the tamal vendor starts driving around town on a Sunday morning honking his horn and yelling "TAMALLLLES!"
10--number of minutes a marine iguana has to eat algae at the bottom of the ocean before its body starts to get stiff from the cold
13--number of species of finches found on the Galápagos Islands
2--total number of colors (yellow and white) of native flowering plants in the Galapagos
575--number of miles the nearest Galapagos Island is from mainland Ecuador
19--number of main islands in the Galapagos
3--number of smaller islands
107--number of islets/rocks
75--percent of Galapagos land mass that is Isabel Island
5--number of different ocean currents that converge on the Galapagos
1831--The year the Galapagos was annexed by Ecuador
1959--The year the Galápagos Islands became a national park
42--Number of international volunteers working with Project Galapagos (our local agency) as of early November
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