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Location: (1° 20 latitude North, 1° 50 latitude South, between 89° and 92° longitude occidental)

Population: around 25'000

Capital city: Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (San Cristobal)

Main city: Puero Ayora (Santa Cruz)

Language: Spanish

Religion: mainly Catholic, Mormon, Adventist, Baptist and Jewish

Government: the Galapagos archipelago is an Ecuadorian province

Money: US Dollar

Electric current: 110/AC

Internet: Internet Cafes are available in Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz), Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (San Cristobal) and Puerto Villamil (Isabela).

Credit cards: main credit cards (MasterCard, Visa, American Express) are accepted in Santa Cruz and San Cristobal

Public holidays:

1 January: New Year’s Day
12 February: Possession of Galapagos
18 February: Day of the Province of Galapagos; Day of the Canton of San Cristobal
25 December: Christmas Day

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