Darwin's Arch, a natural structure located in the Galapagos Islands, collapsed on Monday morning,
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The announcement was made by the Ecuadorian Environment Ministry during the day.
There are now only the two pillars of this formation, which has been weakened by erosion.
Informamos that hoy 17 de mayo, referó el colapso del Arco de Darwin, el atractivo puente natural ubicado a menos de un kilómetro de la principal isla Darwin, la más norte del archipiélago de # Galápagos.
Este suceso sería consecuencia de la erosión natural.
📷Héctor Barrera pic.twitter.com/lBZJWNbgHg
- Ministerio del Ambiente y Agua de Ecuador (@Ambiente_Ec) May 17, 2021
This one, 15 meters high, is located one kilometer off the archipelago.
This destination is very popular with tourists, especially for scuba diving.
A rich underwater fauna
The natural event took place in front of a group of divers from Aggressor Adventures, who were on board a boat.
“Unfortunately, today our guests […] attended a unique event,” she said in a post on Facebook.
No one was injured, however.
The specialized magazine specifies that the place surrounding the structure shelters a particularly rich underwater fauna.
Whale sharks, turtles, dolphins and manta rays are notably species that can be observed in the area.
The island takes its name from Charles Darwin, the British scientist who worked on the theory of evolution.
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