Paracas

Pisco, south of Lima, was heavily destroyed by the earthquake that had its epicenter just outside. One can admire the many empty spaces in the city where there once stood a building. Most ruins have been cleared away but the streets are still in very bad condition. If taking a bus south along the coast, one is travelling through an area lined with several enormous fish-food factories with maybe Peru's worst smell all categories. When through, one arrives to the little fishing village Paracas, now an important tourist centre for people taking tours to Islas Ballestas, three small rocky islands just off the Peruvian shore with an impressive animal life. Here one can find penguins, sea lions and, at least what I thought, several million birds.


The islands were absolutely fantastic.

Some pelicans on the beach before departure

Awesome landscape

A few birds

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Sea lions resting on the cliffs