Sealion, Isla Ballestas

Pisco to Nazca - Birds & Buses

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October 9th 2008
The alarm woke us up for only the second time in a week and we were met outside the hostel - ON TIME! - by someone who pointed us to our bus to Paracas. Once at the wharf we waited 15 minutes before boarding our boat - a 40 odd seater with a 250 outboard - probably the most modern piece of machinery we had seen since landing in Lima. Not far out to sea, and following the coastline of Peninsu ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Ballestas Islands

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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