Galapagos Islands
Galapagos Islands Souvenir Playing Cards, awakening the voice of nature and teaching us about the environment, endangered species and ecology...
Playing cards which awaken the voice of nature and teach us about the environment, endangered species and ecology...
Galapagos Islands Playing Cards
The Galapagos Islands Souvenir Playing Cards feature 54 original full colour illustrations of native wildlife, created by the Galapagos National Park guides as an educational project. The two extra cards are a handy map of the islands, and the Galapagos National Park Rules and Regulations. The two back designs are a tortoise and a volcano.
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Do not remove any native plants, rocks, animals.
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Do not transport any live material to the islands or from island to island.
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Do not touch the animals.
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Do not feed the animals.
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Do not chase animals.
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Stay on the trails at all times.
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Do not leave any litter.
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Do not buy any souvenir made from native Galapagos products.
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Do not hesitate to show your conservation attitude.
See also: Souvenir Playing Cards • Historic Boston Souvenir Playing Cards • Panama Canal Souvenir Playing Cards • Vistas del Perú Souvenir Playing Cards • Swiss Scenic Aces Souvenir Playing Cards • World's Fair Souvenir • Souvenir packs for King Christian of Denmark • Vic Joc de Cartes, 1990 • Fenno Products, Peru • Argentina Souvenir Cards • Spanish Republic Souvenir • Málaga Souvenir Playing Cards • Fenno Products, Peru • Cook Islands Souvenir
By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.
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