Angry Pelican

Islas Ballestas

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June 14th 2009
Hello I cannot seem to get my pictures to download lately and until I figure what is wrong, no pictures. We left for our tour to the Ballestas Islands at 8 am. It began at the beach where loads of people were waiting for the same tour and we had time to kill before the boats arrived for us. The tour operators had big bags of fish that they were feeding the pelicans and we were able to get ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Paracas

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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