The U.S.  National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA - (U.S. tax dollars at work - thank you) is predicting peak "La Niña" conditions in December 2011 / January 2012,…

CNH Tours has just learned that the government of Ecuador announced the end of jet fuel subsidies last Saturday, 26 th November.  This is to be applied as of January…

Residents of Quito celebrate the 477th anniversary of its founding (in 1534) on December 6th by holding the "Fiestas de Quito". People enter the street, dance and have fun, huge…

The Galapagos National Park Service reported today that it had decided to permanently halt the construction of a hotel in Punta Estrada sector of Puerto Ayora, the main town on…

CNH Tours has been trying to get the final word on the increases in flight costs from continental Ecuador to Galapagos over the past few weeks.   On December 16 th…

The Galapagos National Park Service reported this weekend that the National Judicial Council has suspended the Chief Criminal Justice for Galapagos for 90 days as a result of the lawsuit…

(from the Galapagos National Park Service news service) This fly is a serious threat to bird species endemic to the Galapagos Islands. From 31 January to 3 February, experts from…

CNH T ours is pleased to mark Charles Darwin's 203 rd birthday on February 12th.  We don't intend on getting into the details, but in brief, if you're reading this,…

The number of visitors to Galapagos has been increasing rapidly over the past 20 years.   Soon, over 200,000 visitors a year will be arriving.    While the cruise ship…

From the Galapagos National Park Service During a recent 12-day trip to Darwin and Wolf Islands in the north of the archipelago (only visited by dedicated scuba diving cruises -…