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Flying Tortoise Marathon/Half-Marathon and 10K events July 30 to Aug 8 2010

The 2010 Flying Tortoise Marathon and Running Events will be held on Sunday, Aug. 1.

The course makes a kind of figure eight through the farms and villages in the highlands of San Cristobal, mostly shaded, mostly dirt paths. The course constantly undulates mildly. There are very few flat stretches. Even though we are on the equator, Aug. is a “cool” month, day time high temperature averages seventy degrees.

Entry fee for the Marathon $60, half marathon $50 and ten K $40, includes t-shirt and medals. Net proceeds go to the Ignaicio Hernandez high school. The students from the school will be helping with aid stations etc. along with some of the local farmers. Some of the students will also be running in the events.

Enrollment is limited to two hundred fifty participants. Runners from Brazil, Argentina, Chili and of course mainland Ecuador have made commitments to come.

We have put together two packages for international travelers that include hotels, round trip flights to the Galapagos, chartered boat and land tours on and around the islands of San Crisobal, Isabela and Santa Cruz, Galapagos National park guide, food, snorkel equipment, etc. Please see attached itineraries and price quotes. The difference between the two tours is that one is based out of Guayaquil Ecuador and goes to see Santa Cruz island, the other based out of Quito and includes a day tour of Quito, but not of Santa Cruz island.

Santa Cruz Tour

Quito Tour
 

Customized private tours are also available

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