Subject(s): san cristobal island (galapagos islands) / Date: 2012 / Genre: digital image / Format: image - Humans, History and Ecology in Galápagos

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Description:: The house site in 2012 consisted of a large stone base foundation supporting ornamented plastered concrete walls on its southern and eastern exposures, the latter having suffered partial collapse early in 2015. The massive, up to17 m long, rough stone foundation leveled the eastern slope of the knoll and may have supported the original house.
Subjects:: Hacienda El Progreso; Manuel J. Cobos
Subjects Facet:: Galapagos Islands; San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Villages; Housing; Building
Creator:: Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:: Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:: 2012
Date searchable:: 2012
Date searchable:: 2012-7-23
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: image
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribtion-NonCommercial
Location(s):: El Progreso (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Location(s) Facet:: El Progreso (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Date Digitized:: 2012

Description:: After their deaths on January 14, 1904, Cobos' and Reina' bodies were interred in shallow graves near where workers had been previously executed. Both bodies were disinterred and autopsied on February 28, 1904 in the dance hall. Both bodies were subsequently removed for burial in Guayaquil. The canopied 'tomb' was erected on the original grave site.
Subjects:: Hacienda El Progreso; Manuel J. Cobos
Subjects Facet:: Galapagos Islands; San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Cemeteries
Creator:: Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:: Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:: 2012
Date searchable:: 2012
Date searchable:: 2012-7-23
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: image
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribtion-NonCommercial
Location(s):: El Progreso (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Location(s) Facet:: El Progreso (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Date Digitized:: 2012

Description:: The main entrance into El Progreso from the coast is found at El Rondel, which is decorated with wheels, pinion gears, and crusher from Hacienda El Progreso. The high road to the left runs by the hacienda house. The middle road passes by the midden, directly to the left, and the lower road bypasses most of the town as it continues further into the highlands.
Subjects:: Hacienda El Progreso; Manuel J. Cobos
Subjects Facet:: Galapagos Islands; San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Villages; Housing; Transportation
Creator:: Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:: Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:: 2012
Date searchable:: 2012
Date searchable:: 2012-7-23
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: image
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribtion-NonCommercial
Location(s):: El Progreso (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Location(s) Facet:: El Progreso (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Date Digitized:: 2012

Description:: GAIAS, the Gálapagos Academic Institute of Arts and Sciences (front) and GSC or Gálapagos Science Center (rear), at Playa Mann.
Subjects:: Hacienda El Progreso; Manuel J. Cobos
Subjects Facet:: Galapagos Islands; San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Schools;
Creator:: Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:: Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:: 2012
Date searchable:: 2012
Date searchable:: 2012-7-28
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: image
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribtion-NonCommercial
Location(s):: El Progreso (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Location(s) Facet:: El Progreso (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Date Digitized:: 2012

Description:: Economic and Environmental sustainability of the Park was originally planned through coupling conservation with exclusively boat-based tourism. Today, the latter continues to thrive; however, land-based tourism within the ZUEs is increasing rapidly, placing further strain on resources.
Subjects:: Hacienda El Progreso; Manuel J. Cobos
Subjects Facet:: Galapagos Islands; San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Tourism
Creator:: Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:: Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:: 2012
Date searchable:: 2012
Date searchable:: 2012-7-23
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: image
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribtion-NonCommercial
Location(s):: El Progreso (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Location(s) Facet:: El Progreso (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Date Digitized:: 2012

Description:: Puerto Baquerizo Moreno features various docking facilities, including a commercial dock used by fishermen and for mainland import/export. The bulk of supplies used for tourism are imported from the mainland. Although prices are higher on the islands, energy products are heavily subsidized by the federal government.
Subjects:: Hacienda El Progreso; Manuel J. Cobos
Subjects Facet:: Galapagos Islands; San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Tourism; Transportation
Creator:: Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:: Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:: 2012
Date searchable:: 2012
Date searchable:: 2012-7-25
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: image
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribtion-NonCommercial
Location(s):: El Progreso (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Location(s) Facet:: El Progreso (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Date Digitized:: 2012

Description:: The gravel quarry in Puerto Baquerizo lies directly to thenortheast of the airport. The quarried volcanic rock is used for most construction products, and especially in the completion of the modern paved road through the island, completed in 2015. The quarry has been substantially reduced in size since this photo was taken in 2012.
Subjects:: Hacienda El Progreso; Manuel J. Cobos
Subjects Facet:: Galapagos Islands; San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Transportation; Roads
Creator:: Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:: Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:: 2012
Date searchable:: 2012
Date searchable:: 2012-7-28
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: image
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribtion-NonCommercial
Location(s):: El Progreso (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Location(s) Facet:: El Progreso (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Date Digitized:: 2012

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