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Reviewed on May 15, 2011 | Video
This short, beautiful film is not, as its title suggests, about evolution but about the effect of tourism on the Galapagos Islands, the series of islands 600 miles west of Ecuador. Ninety-seven percent of the land is protected national park land. In 1839, Charles Darwin spent about five weeks there, after which time he wrote On the Origin of Species. The text is based in part on his observations of the islands' pristine ecosystem, wh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More