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Jonathan Aguas

Jonathan was born into one of handful families that reaches back five generations in the Galapagos in the town of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on San Cristobal Island. He grew up swimming among unique freshwater springs owned by his family at the highlands of San Cristobal, exploring the vast wilderness of the highlands of Galapagos and diving among sharks and the incredible marine life of his home island. He first left the islands when he won a highly covered valedictorian scholarship to finish his studies in the US. This was the start of a life passion for science and languages.

He has a science background in integrative Biology and spent the last years experimenting and learning about sustainable and Technified procedures for coffee farming in Galapagos. Jonathan has participated in several oversea projects. He was the liaison for a Fulbright New Century Scholar project finance by the U.S state Department in the Galapagos. When he is not exploring on our expeditions, he splits time between Quito-Ecuador, Austin-Texas and his coffee farm at the highlands of the Galapagos where he farms specialty coffee. Jonathan has worked for Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic for more than 15 years. He has worked as a naturalist and Certified Photo Instructor aboard our Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic fleet around several destinations.

My upcoming expeditions

Exploring Galápagos

Jan 2 2026
Jan 9 2026
Jan 16 2026
Aug 29 2025
Sep 5 2025
Sep 12 2025
Sep 19 2025
Mar 6 2026
Mar 13 2026
May 8 2026
May 15 2026
Nov 27 2026
Dec 4 2026
Jul 17 2026
Jul 24 2026
Jul 31 2026

Exploring Galápagos, Machu Picchu and Peru's Land of the Inca

Jan 2 2026
Jan 9 2026
Jan 16 2026
Aug 29 2025
Sep 5 2025
Sep 12 2025
Sep 19 2025
Mar 6 2026
Mar 13 2026
May 8 2026
May 15 2026
Nov 27 2026
Dec 4 2026
Jul 17 2026
Jul 24 2026
Jul 31 2026

Exploring Peru: Machu Picchu and the Amazon

Feb 9 2026
Feb 16 2026
Aug 17 2026
Aug 24 2026

Upper Amazon: A River Expedition 6-Day

Feb 9 2026
Feb 16 2026
Aug 24 2026
Aug 17 2026

Galápagos Escape: An 8-Day Voyage

Feb 21 2026
Feb 26 2026
Mar 26 2026
Apr 4 2026
Nov 15 2025
Nov 20 2025
May 30 2026
Jun 4 2026
Jul 2 2026
Dec 17 2026

Galápagos Escape

Feb 21 2026
Feb 26 2026
Mar 3 2026
Mar 26 2026
Mar 31 2026
Nov 11 2025
Nov 15 2025
Nov 20 2025
Nov 25 2025
Apr 4 2026
May 30 2026
Jun 4 2026
Jun 23 2026
Dec 17 2026
Dec 22 2026
Jul 2 2026

Upper Amazon: A River Expedition

Aug 2 2025
Aug 9 2025
Dec 6 2025
Dec 13 2025
Dec 20 2025
Sep 5 2026
Oct 17 2026

Peru and Galápagos Escape

Feb 26 2026
Mar 26 2026
Nov 7 2025
Nov 21 2025
Jun 18 2026
Dec 17 2026

Galápagos Escape: A 7-Day Voyage

Mar 3 2026
Mar 31 2026
Nov 11 2025
Nov 25 2025
Jun 23 2026
Dec 22 2026

Galápagos by Catamaran: An Intimate Voyage

Oct 10 2025
Oct 17 2025
Apr 17 2026
Apr 24 2026