Geographic Essays

The Dominican Republic

By Heartlynn Mae Downer

Don’t you just wish there was a place in the world where you could lie on the sand just looking over the beautiful open sea, go scuba diving in miraculous coral reefs, hike mountains with amazing views, and more? Well there is a place just like that; it’s called The Dominican Republic.

The Dominican Republic offers semidesert plains, rugged mountain ranges, fertile valleys, and tropical rainforests along with the only saltwater river that holds live crocodiles, also over 25% of that land has been made into national parks, sanctuaries, and reserves to protect the land, and in addition to having small islands and cays; thousands of humpback whales travel to the warm tropical waters for the winter every year!

What a unique island country the Dominican Republic with so much beauty, history, and wildlife is. I hope you found this helpful. Bye!

All about the Galápagos Isles

By Heartlynn Mae Downer

What do you think you would find if you traveled hundreds of miles from Ecuador along the equator? The Galápagos Islands of course!!!

There are 19 islands that are made from volcanoes that make up the Galápagos, in fact the volcanoes are still getting bigger and bigger, but you probably wouldn’t be able to visit all the islands in one day cause they are spread apart.

But thats not all the interesting facts about the Galápagos they are also home to the only penguins to live in the Northern Hemisphere, and is home to many other unique species and plants. 

But in order to persevere the nature and wildlife everyone who visits the Islands must be accompanied by a certified naturalist guide at all times.

I sure hope that you now know more about the Galápagos Islands!

All about Patagonia

By Heartlynn Mae Downer

All the way at the Southern part of Ecuador lies Patagonia a magical place thriving with animal life everywhere but untouched by human hands 

You can find over 500 species of animals in Patagonia, and it is home to so many birds that some people call it  “Bird-lover’s paradise 

Guess where you can walk with penguins, watch the whales jump, and swim with the sea lions…. Patagonia!!!

Now if you want to visit a place with lots of animals you know where to go. Isn’t Patagonia such a wonderful place!