The dark story of the Galapagos Islands: murder and intrigue flipped!

The dark story of the Galapagos Islands: murder and intrigue flipped!

A dark chapter in the history of the Galapagos Islands is illuminated with the new Hollywood thriller "Eden" by star director Ron Howard. The film, which comes to cinemas on April 3, tells the tragic story of dropouts who lived on the secluded island of Floreana in the 1930s. Greed and intrigue finally led to a fatal ending for four of the seven immigrants, including an eccentric baroness and an Nietzsche fanatic, such as krone.at reported.

The culinary and emotional roller coaster began when Dr. Friedrich Ritter and his partner Dore Strauch arrived on Floreana to start a new life far from modern civilization. The Wittmer family from Cologne followed later, which established itself as a permanent settler. Intrige and mysterious disappearance shaped the short existence of the group, which developed in the middle of the apparently paradisiacal environment. But the idyll quickly clouded when the baroness and one of her lovers disappeared without a trace, as did the vegetarian Dr. Ritter, who died of meat poisoning, as can be seen on galapagos-ecador.de

The shadows of the past

The Galapagos Islands, famous for their unique flora and fauna, have a long and eventful history that goes back to 1535 when Brother Tomas de Berlanga discovered the islands. Over the centuries, they were a retreat for pirates and privateers who used the remote waters to escape from the authorities. The discovery of the archipelago led to a wide variety of immigration attempts, from Norwegians to whafers who fought against the exotic nature and their own challenges. The developments on Floreana show that the consequences of isolation and greed were often more serious than the irrepressible natural forces.

The dark story of the island is kept alive through the stories about the life of the first settlers and the tragedies that were taking place there. The still existing descendants of the Wittmer family today run a hotel on the island that gives visitors an insight into this mysterious past and at the same time shows the beauty of one of the most diverse ecosystems on earth.