U.S. News Insider Tip: For the 1.55-mile trek to Tortuga Bay's Playa Mansa ... Travelers visit this isolated strip of Santa Cruz's southern coastline for some quality face time with the Galapagos ...

Lonesome George was the last known individual of the Pinta Island tortoise species. He became a poignant symbol of the devastating impact of human interference on the Galápagos ecosystem ...