Galapagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists, and Creationists ...
von Carol Ann Bassett
p.58

"Beebe's portrait of the Galapagos was like a beacon to Europeans who wanted to flee their war-torn nations. They migrated to this far-out world, beginning with a group of Norwegians in 1926. They created the town of Puerto Ayora and started a short-lived fishing industry."