![Claudia Maribel Vera Pech, left, 38, and Regina Laudalina Valle Chim, 47, of the award-winning Chelemeras group trek through a wetland toward the beginnings of a new forest, planted by hand](https://www.americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AQ0423_ONLINE12-300x183.jpg)
Photo Essay: Undocumented in the Galápagos
Fleeing crime on Ecuador’s mainland, one family discovers how even an island paradise can be difficult.
Fleeing crime on Ecuador’s mainland, one family discovers how even an island paradise can be difficult.