Through his Twitter account, the official explained that during the first quarter of 2023 the Galapagos reported more tourists than in the same period in the last four years.

A report from the Galapagos Chamber of Tourism (Capturgal) showed that the behavior of the monthly visitor flow has remained regular since the end of 2021.

Despite the insecurity that the South American country is experiencing, the report showed a high general trend of travelers in the first three months of 2023.

According to that text, from January to March of this year, more than 78,500 people arrived, of which 58 percent were foreigners.

The economy of the archipelago, located about a thousand kilometers west of the mainland coast of Ecuador, depends on 80 percent of sustainable tourism.

Thanks to its rich biodiversity, the Galapagos are considered a natural laboratory that allowed the English scientist Charles Darwin to develop his theory on the evolution and natural selection of species.

In 1978 the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (Unesco) declared the islands as Natural Heritage of Humanity.

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