Plundering Paradise
Subtitle: The Hand of Man on the Galapagos Islands
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: November 26, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780060193904
Subjects: Travel & holiday guides; Travel writing; Public Policy - Environmental Policy; Essays & Travelogues; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Nature / Field Guide Books; Travel; Galapagos Islands; Human Geography; Nature / General; Effect of human beings on; Economic conditions; Ecuador; Environmental degradation; Environmental protection; Nature
First sentence: The midwinter sun has just begun to climb above the flat, blue Pacific, and already the cobbled pavers that form the streets of Puerto Ayora are warm to the touch.