Famed Darwin's Arch collapses due to erosion in Galapagos Islands

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021 10:34:46 AM UTC

Quito, Ecuador — The famed Darwin's Arch in the Galapagos Islands has lost its top. Officials are blaming natural erosion of the stone.

Ecuador's Environment Ministry reported the collapse on its Facebook page on Monday. "We report that the iconic Arc of Darwin collapsed," it said in Spanish. Photos posted on social media by the ministry showed rubble from the arch's curvature in the ocean but the two columns that held it up still standing, the Reuters news service said.

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