January 2012

• Tagua: Carving an Alternative Future
• This Month's Highlights
• José Luis Alvarez and the First Ecuadorian Hotel Chain "Another Idea Born of Joy"

Illustration inspired in the Galapagos giant tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra), which gave the islands their name due to the similarity of their carapaces to a British riding saddle called “galapago” in Spanish. These are the largest living species of tortoises, reaching weights of over 400 kg, and one of the longest- lived vertebrates.