http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Galapagos_IslandsFind stories, videos, and photos about Galapagos Islands from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:52:13 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Galapagos_Islands14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Galapagos Islands from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/11/24/holiday.family.travel.deals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/11/24/holiday.family.travel.deals/index.html#cnnSTCTextI'm perched in a wooden treehouse lazing on a cushy double mattress atop a white sand beach along Mexico's Riviera Maya. 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Sound familiar?Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/04/23/pacific.turtles/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/04/23/pacific.turtles/index.htmlThe tortoise famously beat the hare, but now conservationists are turning to racing turtles in a bid to raise awareness and learn more about the plight of one of the planet's oldest species.Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/11/27/tbr.ecuador/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/11/27/tbr.ecuador/index.htmlRafael Correa, a leftist nationalist who is friendly with Venezuela's anti-U.S. president, defeated banana tycoon Alvaro Noboa in Ecuador's presidential runoff on Sunday, partial results indicated. 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