Islas Ballestas/Paracas

The first stop after Lima was the 'Poor man's Galapagos Islands' - the Islas Ballestas, home to lots and lots and lots of seabirds. Plus some Humboldt penguins and sea lions. The islands are a resource for fertilizing guano (harvested every 5 - 8 years) and also mainly a tourist attraction - there wasn´t really anything else to do in Paracas but wait for the boat tour and eat at bad, over priced tourist restaurants with other tourists doing exactly the same thing. There isn´t all that much more to say at the moment, so see photos below!