Geology 170- Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands

Geology 170- Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands
  • January 2011
    • Cara Murphy ’11 Reports!
      • Pre-trip Observations
      • January 3 – Travel Day
      • January 4 – Orientation and Quito City Tour
      • January 5th – Cotopaxi Volcano
      • January 6th – Papallacta Hike
      • January 7 – Metamorphic core and deformation
      • January 8 & 9 – Riobamba and Tungurahua Volcano
      • January 10 – Banos and Tunguragua Lahar deposits
      • January 11 – Guagua Pichincha volcano and exam #2
      • January 12 – Travel to the Galapagos Islands
      • January 13 – Galapaguera (breeding center) and Loberia beach
      • January 14 – Isla Lobos and Leon Dormida Snorkeling Sites
      • January 15th: San Cristobal to Floreana to Isabella
      • January 16th: Hike to Sierra Negra/Volcan Chico and Tortoise breeding center
      • January 18th: To Santa Cruz Island and Snorkel Tintoreras
    • Photo Journal – 2011
      • Fall, 2010 & Early January, 2011: At Lafayette
      • January 1 – Tectonics, Volcanism & Igneous Rocks
      • January 2 – Evolution and Oceans!
      • January 3 – Travel Day
      • January 4 – Acclimatization day in Quito
      • January 5 – Cotopaxi Volcano
      • January 6 – Papallacta Hike
      • January 7 – Metamorphic Core and Deformation
      • January 8 & 9 – Travel south to Riobamba and Tunguragua Volcano
      • January 10 – Banos & Tunguragua Lahar Deposits
      • January 11 – Guagua Pichincha volcano and exam #2
      • January 12 – Travel to the Galapagos Islands
      • January 13 – Galapaguera and Loberia
      • January 14 – Isla Lobos and Leon Dormida Snorkeling Sites
      • January 15 – San Cristobal to Isabela via Floreana
      • January 16 – Isabela Island: Sierra Negra hike
      • January 17 – Cabo Rosa Boat Trip
      • January 18 – Trip to Santa Cruz and a visit to the Darwin Research Station
      • January 19 – Boat Trip to the Island of Bartolome
  • January 2013
    • Links to Lafayette College Students’ Blog Entries
    • Photo Journal – 2013
      • Pre-departure pictures from the Fall, 2012 and early January at Lafayette
      • January 6: Travel Day, Pennsylvania to Quito
      • January 7 – Geophysical Institute and Deformation
      • January 8 – Glacial Valleys and Deposits, Paramo Ecological Zone, Termas Papallacta
      • January 9: Papallacta River Valley, massive andesite lava flows, metamorphic core rocks and on into Cotopaxi National Park
      • January 10 2013 – Up Cotopaxi Volcano to the Refuge, then over to one of the glaciers
      • January 11: Cotopaxi to Salcedo; mixed volcanic products sequence of events
      • January 12 Salcedo to Banos via Chimborazo Volcano
      • January 13 – Banos, Pastaza River Gorge, Lahars, on to Lloa
      • January 14 – Hike up to the summit of Gua Gua Pichincha volcanoe, and mountain bike down!
      • January 15 – Travel to Galapagos and hike to site of Darwin’s first landing in the Galapapgos
      • January 16 2013 – Study Day
      • January 17 2013 – Galapagera Tortoise Breeding Center, El Junco Crater and Loberia Snorkel Site
      • January 18 2013 – Snorkel at Isla Lobos and Kicker Rock
      • January 19 2013 – San Cristobal to Isabela via Floreana
      • January 20 2013 – Sierra Negra Hike on Isabela
      • January 21 2013 – Cabo Rosa Snorkel with Sharks, Rays and Walk with Boobies and Cactus
      • January 22 2013 – Travel to Santa Cruz, Lava Tube, beach and shopping
      • January 23 2013 – Travel from Santa Cruz to Quito, Exam in the Evening
      • January 24 2013 – Culture Day; Cathedral Towers, City Center, Market Shopping
  • January 2015
    • Photo Journal – 2015
      • Jan 1 & 2: Pre-course Activities
      • Jan 3, 2015: Travel Day
      • Jan 4, 2015: Volcan Guagua Pichincha then Old Quito
      • January 5, 2015: Deformation and Geophysical Observatory
      • January 6, 2015: Quito to Papallacta
      • January 7, 2015: Papallacta to Tambopaxi
      • January 8, 2015: Cotopaxi Hike
      • January 9, 2015: Cotopaxi to Salcedo
      • January 10, 2015: Chimborazo Hike then to Banos
      • January 11, 2015: Pailon del Diablo to Lloa
      • January 12, 2015: Guagua Pichincha, hike and mountain bike ride
      • January 13, 2015: Travel Day – Quito to San Cristobal, Galapapgos
      • January 14, 2015: Morning Exam and then Time on Own
      • January 15, 2015: San Cristobal; Tortoise Breeding Center, El Junco Maar and LoberiaBeach
      • January 16, 2015: Snorkel Trip to Leon Dormido, Beach Time and Interpretive Center Visit
      • January 17, 2015: San Cristobal to Isabela via Floreana
      • January 18, 2015: Sierra Negra Volcano Hike
      • January 19, 2015: Isla Isabela; Adaptive Radiation & Tintoreas Walk/Snorkel
      • January 20/21, 2015: Isabela to Santa Cruz then to Quito and Home
  • January 2017
    • Jan 1 & 2: Pre-trip at Lafayette
    • Jan 3 – Travel Day
    • Jan 4 – Guagua Pichincha and tour of Colonial Quito
    • Jan 5 – Quito to Papallacta
    • Jan 6 – On to Cotopaxi…
    • Jan 7 – Up Cotopaxi to the Refuge and then around to the glacier
    • Jan 8 – Cotopaxi to Salcedo
    • Jan 9 – Chimborazo, then on to Banos
    • Jan 10 – del Diable hike, Guango Lodge and travel to Lloa
    • Jan 11 – Hike up Guagua Pichincha, the bicycle down the volcano
    • Jan 12 – Study day
    • Jan 13 – travel to the Galapagos, visit Darwin’s landing site
    • Jan 14 – Galapagera (tortoise center) and Tintoreas (beach)
    • Jan 15 – Leon Dormido (snorkel with sharks), Cerro Bruho (tuff cone)
    • Jan 16 – travel to Isabela via Floreana
    • Jan 17 – Sierra Negra hike (Vulcan Chico)
    • Jan 18 – Cabo Rosa walk and snorkel
    • Jan 19 – travel to Santa Cruz, lava tube, study time
    • Jan 20/21 – Santa Cruz to Quito and return to the U.S.
  • January 2019
    • Group Photos
    • Model Photos
    • Fun Photos

By Lawrence Malinconico December 24, 2010 Uncategorized

This course will examine the coupled natural history of earth and life over geological time scales in the Andes of Ecuador and on the Galapagos Islands. We will focus on the origin…

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