Ecuador expands protected marine area around Galapagos Islands

    FILE PHOTO: People on a nature tour walk up a stairway on Santa Cruz Island after Ecuador announced the expansion of a marine reserve that will encompass 198,000 square kilometres (around 76,448 square miles), in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, January 16, 2022. Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos