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The Galápagos Islands

The Galápagos Islands may just inspire you to think differently about the world. The creatures that call the islands home, many found nowhere else in the world, act as if humans are nothing more than slightly annoying paparazzi.
A Galápagos land iguana soaks up the sun on South Plaza Island © Sebastian Modak / Lonely Planet

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