Famous Galapagos : Rainier , Albert and Caroline of Monaco visited the Galapagos Islands in 1977.

Clemencia Tola shows a picture where has to Rainier. Clemencia Tola Luque is since 1975 the principality of Monaco Consul in Guayaquil. She held that office first his father, William Tola Carbo, who died in February 1974. "He was consul for nine years and dying, Prince Rainier asked me the consulate and then confirmed me as consul. I'm his only representative in the country, because Monaco has no embassy "he says. Remember that in 1977 Rainier was in Guayaquil, but only in passing, at the Simon Bolivar airport. It came with two of his sons, Alberto and Carolina, and with great integrated even by the Consul General of Germany at that time entourage. Tola noted that the visit of the sovereign of Monaco, was not official. He said he had always heard about the Galapagos Islands and wanted to know. He says he went to meet with the sectional authorities of the time. The prince and his sons arrived at dawn (at 05h00) and were in the presidential suite of the airport, where they breakfasted, note the consul. And as a sign of the arrival of the prince has several pictures, which indeed consist Rainier and their offspring. In one of them, Tola appears showing the prince editing Journal reported UNIVERSE where your visit.