boobies - Ballestas Island

We are in Peru

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March 30th 2010
Geo: -12.0931, -77.0465March 30We have now started our 15 day GAP Adventure thru Peru. We are joined by 8 other people from around the world. Our first stop was Paracas which is along the coast. We travelled thru a lot of desert country to get to Paracas. March 31Today we did a morning boat trip out to Ballestas Islands. We had a wonderful time viewing pelicans, two types of penguins, sea lio ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima

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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