OTHERWORLDLY: Among the archipelago’s exquisitely unique creatures, the most famous is probably the giant tortoise. Charles Darwin, who visited in 1835, marveled at the animals, writing in his journal: “These huge reptiles, surrounded by the black lava, the leafless shrubs and large cacti, seemed to my fancy like some antediluvian animals.”

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