Pisco, shithole

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we took a 17 hour busride (its actually not as bad as it sounds) from cuzco to pisco, where we were to visit the ¨poor man´s galapagos islands¨ aka the islas ballestas.

so, cramped and tired, we emerged from our night bus to swarms of taxi drivers offering us rides into the town of pisco. a 4 sol cab ride and we were there. pisco is a shithole, as the title indicates. we fell into a terrible hostel for 15 sols a night per person (i personally felt this was pricey for how bad it was) and explored the town. it reminded me of nagua only shittier and more dangerous. we bitched about the town the entire time we were there.

the next day we visited the islas ballestas and the península paracas, which, despite its totally barren feel is apparently one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. the islas ballestas were loaded with birds of all types, including penguins. there were also swarms of lobos marinos (sea lions), crabs, and dolphins. the shores of the islands were as full as they could be of sea lions.

the paracas peninsula was nice too. it is a very dry desert with pretty views of the pacific ocean. there we ate some good seafood and skipped stones on the shore. we came back for a 12 hour overnight busride to arequipa.

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Photos

My neckbeard
this is as thick as it gets folks.

Chillin at Chaco Beach
This beach was littered with trash but it was still nice to see. it was also my first time to see the Pacific Ocean. The water was all full of algae, but we got some beers and everything was alright.

Post-shave
Clean as a whistle.

Hotel Pisco
This place is a shithole. Never go there.

Petey Pablo
Take ya shirt off, and twist it round yo head like a hellakopta.

Candelabra
This mysterious symbol is etched on the side of a sand dune near the Islas Ballestas in the Paracas National Park near Pisco. They don{t know if it was made by an ancient civilization or if some pirates carved it to mark some treasure or something. Apparently there are similar candelabras in the Grand Canyon and in China, leading some to believe in extraterrestrial involvement. They are full of shit.

Big-ass Sea Lion
Look at that swollen head. He must be a genius.

Chrissy and Me
Aren{t we cute.

Lotsa seals
nuff said.

Fish in a hatchback
I have no idea what that was all about.

At the Cathedral
This was at the Paracas National Park. It was pretty.

Ceviche
Raw fish salad with lemon and onions. its actually really good.

Seafood rice
And for the main course, all sorts of seafood mixed up with some rice. again, quite good.