On the speed boat

More sea lions and Boobies!!

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November 14th 2007
An early start this morning to catch a boat to the Ballestas Islands where more sea lions lurked. We caught a speedboat across and it was one of the bumpiest boat trips I have been on that at times we were hanging on for our lives!! When getting closer to the island all we could see was a black mass of something........as we got nearer we realised that it was the sheer number of Nazca Boobies a ... read more

South America » Peru

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more