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A glass frog? No wonder it's rare...

Chinese pair bid for mining rights

Galapagos Islands: Where the wild things are

Jim Eagles gets up close and personal with the incredible array of fauna on the isolated Galapagos Islands.

Galapagos Islands: Showing no fear

In the Galapagos you can walk as close as you like to the local sea lions and they simply don't react.

Galapagos Islands: Cleaning up their act

To combat the effects of tourism, the Ecuadorean Government has brought in increasingly strict controls on both the tourist industry and life on the Galapagos Islands.

Galapagos: Evolution's islands

Visitors flock to the Galapagos to experience its intriguing and diverse wildlife. But at what cost to these fragile isles, asks Alice Neville.

Ecuador: City in the sky

The altitude in the Ecuadorean capital of Quito takes your breath away, as does its historic centre, writes Alice Neville.

Woman auctions virginity to care for sick mum

Correa headed for re-election