{"id":1226,"date":"2012-06-06T17:11:51","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T21:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/?p=1226"},"modified":"2012-12-07T10:01:06","modified_gmt":"2012-12-07T15:01:06","slug":"get-to-know-student-tours-to-the-galapagos-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/get-to-know-student-tours-to-the-galapagos-islands","title":{"rendered":"Get to Know: Student Tours to the Galapagos Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/get-to-know-student-tours-to-the-galapagos-islands\/img_0878\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1227\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1227\" title=\"Student tours to Galapagos Island | Educational Travel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0878.jpg\" alt=\"Student tours to Galapagos Island | Educational Travel\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0878.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0878-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0878-528x396.jpg 528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWith all of the amazing wildlife around the Galapagos Islands, you may not think to look below the surface of what\u2019s right in front of you. But, luckily, as your educational travel experts, we\u2019re here to give you insights on what\u2019s underneath the unique geography. You\u2019ll find these volcanic islands teeming with lava tunnels\u2013formed millions of years ago\u2013that are ripe for intrepid investigation. The most famous is the half-mile long <em>Tunnel of Endless Love<\/em>, named for its heart-shaped hole in its roof that\u2019s buried in the depths of Santa Cruz Island. And it\u2019s on this very island that you\u2019ll find the longest of the Galapagos\u2019 tunnels, the Cueva del Cascaja, that\u2019s a whopping 1.87 miles long!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a bit (c)rusty in the field of volcanology (and who isn\u2019t) you might just be wondering, \u201cWhat on earth is a lava tunnel?\u201d Well, when a volcano erupts, lava flows down its side and, while the outside of the lava flow is cooled by the surrounding air, it solidifies. But the lava within stays hot and continues to flow, leaving a hollow tunnel in its wake. Exactly how hollow is it?<\/p>\n<p>Even if you\u2019re not much of a mole, there\u2019s nothing to worry about when burrowing through these tunnels. That\u2019s because they\u2019re VERY wide and spacious, giving you plenty of room to stand and gaze at the geological gem that surrounds you. With a staircase leading you into these (mostly) well-lit caverns, you\u2019ll be able to witness the rusty reds and blue-grays of the ancient volcanic rock, touch the smooth tunnel walls, and look out for tiny stalactites forming on the ceiling. And if you\u2019re super observant, you might even spot small crystals made from mineral deposits that are dotted around the tunnel. Imagine that sparkling stone was a white hot blaze!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With all of the amazing wildlife around the Galapagos Islands, you may not think to look below the surface of what\u2019s right in front of you. But, luckily, as your educational travel experts, we\u2019re here to give you insights on what\u2019s underneath the unique geography. You\u2019ll find these volcanic islands teeming with lava tunnels\u2013formed millions <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/get-to-know-student-tours-to-the-galapagos-islands\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173,63,172],"tags":[58,263,262],"class_list":["post-1226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-parents","category-students","category-teachers","tag-educational-travel","tag-galapagos-island","tag-get-to-know"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1226"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2024,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1226\/revisions\/2024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}