Islas Ballestas pier - Paracas |
Fishing boats, Paracas Harbor |
Paracas Harbor |
Gulls flocking over the fishing fleet at Paracas |
Dolphin sighting just outside Paracas Harbor |
Cargo ship Rio Previsto and tug boat Alcat, Paracas Harbor |
Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) Peru |
Paracas Peninsula, opposite the town |
Birds flying low over the Bay of Paracas |
Paracas Peninsula and Bay |
Guanay Cormorants in flight (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) |
The Candelabra - a pre-hispanic geoglyph similar to the Nazca Lines |
The Candelabra - Paracas |
The Candelabra, a geoglyph at the northern end of the Paracas Peninsula |
The Candelabra is 150m tall and 40m wide |
Peruvian Pelicans (Pelecanus thagus) Paracas Peninsula |
Our boat heading for the Islas Ballestas |
Islas Ballestas "The poor man's Galapagos" 20 km off Paracas |
Belcher's Gull (Larus belcheri) Paracas |
Sea arch, Islas Ballestas |
Islas Ballestas |
Penguins high atop the island |
Humboldt Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) |
Islas Ballestas |
Peruvian Pelicans (Pelecanus thagus) Islas Ballestas |
A large group of Humboldt Penguins, Ballestas Islands |
Peruvian Pelicans (Pelecanus thagus) |
Peruvian Pelicans (Pelecanus thagus) |
Peruvian Pelican in flight |
Belcher's Gull (Larus belcheri) Paracas |
Cruising around the Islas Ballestas, Paracas |
Incan Terns (Larosterna inca) |
South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) |
South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) |
Sea lion waving a flipper, Islas Ballestas |
Islas Ballestas |
Peruvian Booby (Sula variegata) Islas Ballestas |
Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) Islas Ballestas |
Humboldt Penguin, Peru |
Humboldt Penguin on the rocks, Islas Ballestas |
Touring the Islas Ballestas by boat |
Incan Terns (Larosterna inca) Islas Ballestas |
Incan Terns (Larosterna inca) in flight |
The second major islands of the Islas Ballestas |
Guano station, Islas Ballestas |
Dock at the Islas Ballestas guano station |
Stone arch, Islas Ballestas |
Stone arch, Islas Ballestas |
Islas Ballestas |
Peruvian Booby (Sula variegata) |
Incan Terns (Larosterna inca) Islas Ballestas |
Islas Ballestas |
Penguins in front of a sea cave, Islas Ballestas |
South American sea lions |
South American Sea Lions (Otaria flavescens) Islas Ballestas |
South American Sea Lions (Otaria flavescens) Islas Ballestas |
Islas Ballestas |
South American Sea Lions (Otaria flavescens) Islas Ballestas |
South American Sea Lions (Otaria flavescens) Islas Ballestas |
Islas Ballestas, Peru |
Red-legged Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi) and Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) |
Fishing boat using a diver, Islas Ballestas |
Sailing through an arch, Islas Ballestas |
Passing back by the guano mine, Islas Ballestas |
A group of penguins, Islas Ballestas |
Blackish Oystercatchers (Haematopus ater) |
Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) Islas Ballestas |
Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) |
Islas Ballestas |
Cargo ship Urgull and the much smaller Maicoa, Paracas Harbor |
Peruvian Coast Guard (Guardacostas) vessel PC 247 (Río Zaña) Paracas |
Fishing boat, Paracas Harbor |
Reserva Nacional de Paracas |
Dirt road, Reserva Nacional de Paracas |
Coastal cliffs, Reserva Nacional de Paracas |
Reserva Nacional de Paracas |
Lukasz from Poland - we met on the Lake Titicaca cruise |
Cliffs of Reserva Nacional de Paracas |
Reserva Nacional de Paracas |
Reserva Nacional de Paracas |
Reserva Nacional de Paracas |
Turkey vultures, Paracas National Reserve |
Turkey vultures, Paracas National Reserve |
Coast of Paracas National Reserve |
Reserva Nacional de Paracas |
Belcher's Gull (Larus belcheri) Paracas |
Rugged track, Paracas National Reserve |
Paracas National Reserve |
Paracas National Reserve |
Paracas National Reserve |
Lagunillas Lagoon, Paracas National Reserve |
Fishing village of Lagunillas, Peru |
A bit offroad... |
Lagunillas |
Road to Playa la Mina, Reserva Nacional de Paracas |
Turkey vulture, Paracas National Reserve |
Paracas National Reserve |
Road to Playa la Mina, Paracas National Reserve |
Playa la Mina, Paracas National Reserve |
Fisherman braving very cold water |
Back from collecting shellfish |
Good place for 4x4, Paracas National Reserve |
Peruvian license plate |