The Birds

Islas Ballestas

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June 28th 2005
Today I woke up with severe neck-pains from my tumble yesterday evening. I´m still sneezing out globs of sand. At 5:30 AM we departed for Isla Ballesta via Pisco. (I'm not sure why we get up so early...getting old I guess) We boarded a small tourist boat and headed west towards the Islands from the small fishing village of Paracas. There we had fantastic views of Peruvian boobies..... sea l ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Pisco

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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