Darwin’s Arch loses its top due to erosion in Galapagos

<p>QUITO, Ecuador &mdash; The famed Darwin’s Arch in the Galapagos Islands has lost its top, and officials are blaming natural erosion of the stone.</p>
<p>Ecuador’s Environment Ministry reported the collapse on its Facebook page on Monday.</p>
<p>The rock structure — 43 meters (141 feet) high, 70 meters (230 feet) long and 23 meters (75feet) wide — is less than 1 kilometer (about half a mile) from Darwin Island and it’s a popular spot for scuba divers.</p>
<p>The unique flora and fauna on remote islands, some 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) off the coast of mainland Ecuador are famed in part for inspiring Charles Darwin’s thoughts on evolution.</p>