El Mango viewpoint on Isla Isabela, one of the least populated islands of the Galápagos archipelago, offers panoramic views of lush mangroves and crystalline shores. But this idyllic spot was also the setting for the darkest of crimes.
“My daughter was 15 when a man without scruples or feelings did this thing to her,” said Carmen Torres, sitting at the kitchen table in a small house on the outskirts of the island’s main village, her eyes cast downwards to the floor. “He knew what he was doing. But these are children, and they are so vulnerable to manipulation,” she said.
