Chronic myeloproliferative diseases. Chronic myeloproliferative diseases are caused by an overabundance of differentiated bone marrow cells that result in the accumulation of erythrocytes, granulocytes, monocytes or platelets. Polycythemia Vera. This condition is marked by an overproduction of RBCs.
Isabela Island, Galapagos. Isabela lies in the heart of the Galapagos Islands. Hidden past the horizon, the archipelago's largest island keeps pure, protected and distant from the ingenuity of man.
La Isabela, a settlement built by Christopher Columbus, is located near Puerto Plata. In April 1563, the Spanish settlement became notorious when the English slave trader, Sir John Hawkins, brought 400 people he had abducted from Sierra Leone.