{"id":2286,"date":"2024-03-19T15:18:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T15:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.galapagosislands.com\/blog\/?p=2286"},"modified":"2024-10-01T21:37:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T21:37:31","slug":"galapagos-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.galapagosislands.com\/blog\/galapagos-province\/","title":{"rendered":"Galapagos Province"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;url=https:\/\/wp.me\/p4En2b-94\" \/><br \/>\nThe Galapagos Islands make up one of Ecuador\u2019s 24 provinces.\u00a0 The islands became a province on the <em>18th of February, 1873<\/em>.\u00a0 <strong>Puerto Baquerizo Moreno<\/strong> on <strong>San Cristobal Island<\/strong> is the capital of the province, although the largest town is Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7599 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.galapagosislands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/province1.jpg\" alt=\"Galapagos province\" width=\"600\" height=\"283\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Before the Galapagos Islands became a province, the islands were considered a special territory of Ecuador.\u00a0The primary economic activities in the islands are based on tourism.\u00a0Every year thousands of visitors from across the world visit the islands enjoying the natural wonders found in this paradise.\u00a0 Fishing and agriculture are also important industries in the archipelago. 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