South Coast of Peru

Toll booth on Route 30 heading out of Arequipa for the coast	Peruvian stop sign - Alto	Lima is around 1000 km by road from Arequipa	Route 30 passing through a deep cut
Desvio Cerro Verde	Joining the Pan American Highway	Descending into the river valley at Vitor, Peru	Tunnel on the Carretera Panamericana Sur
Low coastal desert, a big change after the highlands	Cruz del Sur bus on the Panamerican Highway headed to Lima	Desert hills between Vitor and Tambillo	Carretera Panamericana - Peru
Bienvenidos a la Provincia de Castilla	Panamerican Highway through the Pervian desert	Panamerican Highway	Carretera Panamericana - Peru
Carretera Panamericana - Peru	Costal fog in the distance	Panamerican Highway nearing the coastal fog layer	Panamerican Highway nearing the coast
The final descent to the coast at Camaná, Peru	Coastal hills at Camaná, Peru	The coast of Peru is often shrouded in fog during the southern hemisphere winter	Toll booth (Peaje) Camaná, Panamerican Highway
224km to the hotel...still 837 km to Lima	Peru Via Panam	Arequipeña billboard as we reach the coast at Camaná	The beach at Camaná
I'm lucky, the fog has lifted into low stratus clouds	Panamerican Highway headed for the beach	Bienvenidos a Camaná, Peru	Mirador del Inca, Camaná
View of the Rio Camaná from Mirador del Inca	Greenery in the desert along the Rio Camaná	Carretera Panamericana along the south coast of Peru	Lourdes Presidenta 2006
Panamerican Highway along the beach northwest of Camana	Broad, flat beach with major dunes and cliffs behind it	Southern coast of Peru	Along the top of a dune
Wildlife Refuge near Chira, Peru	Waves smashing against the cliffs, Peru	It would be alot easier to drive in Peru if a*holes like this would pick a lane....	Road crews getting the desert off the road
Panamerican Highway just southeast of Ocoña	Nearing the Ocoña River Valley	Ocoña, Peru	Rio Ocoña
Fertile Ocoña River valley	Section of the Panamerican Highway NW of Ocoña reminiscent of Big Sur, CA	Rocks off the coast of Peru covered in bird guano	Panamerican Highway, Peru
Peruvian license plate	Cliffs along the southern coast of Peru	Panamerican Highway, Peru	Peru's "Big Sur" coast between Ocoña and La Planchada
Panamerican Highway carded out of the cliffs high above the Pacific, Peru	Cliffs, south coast, Peru	Panamerican Highway passing through a tunnel between Ocoña and La Planchada	Cliffs near La Planchada
Cliffs near La Planchada	Returning to sea level arriving at La Planchada	La Planchada, Peru	Industrial La Planchada
Bienvenidos a La Planchada, CFG Investment	Small fishing fleet and harbor, La Planchada	La Planchada Lighthouse	Valley of the Rio Caraveli, currently dry
PeruJun08 4571.jpg	Panamerican Highway, Peru	Looking southeast along the rugged Peruvian coast	Panamerican Highway between La Planchada and Cerro de Arena
Carretera Panamericana passing through a cut	Concrete wall attempting to hold back the massive sanddunes, Panamerican Highway	Sanddunes partially blocking the road ahead	The Panamerican Highway climbing again
Pacific waves breaking of the southern coast of Peru	Panamerican Highway back at sea level	Coast of Peru	Turkey Vultures along the Panamerican Highway
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Peru	Memorials like this are common along the roads of Peru - not surprising given their shocking driving habits	Panamerican Highway along the coast, Peru	Via Panamericana, Peru
Cactus along the coast of Peru	Atico, Peru	Restaurant Oriental on the beach at Atico, Peru	Restaurant Cevicheria Youanita, Atico
Clouds capping the coastal mountains along the Panamerican Highway near Atico	Panamerican Highway near Atico, Peru	Chala Lighthouse, Peru	Chala, Peru
Chala, Peru	Turnoff for Puerto Inca, 603km south of Lima and 159 km from Nazca	www.puertoinka.com.pe	Puerto Inca is a quiet spot 1.8 km off the Panamerican Highway
The secluded cove of Puerto Inka	Pool and bar/restaurant, Puerto Inka	Puerto Inca is a great place to break up the long journey between Arequipa and Nazca	Hotel Puerto Inka - all to myself at the moment
Rooms at Puerto Inka	Hotel rooms, Puerto Inka	Amenities, Hotel Puerto Inka	Hiking trails along the coast around Puerto Inka
Rugged coast at Puerto Inka	Inca ruins of a coastal fishing village	Ruins of Inca storehouses, Puerto Inca	View of the small beach from Hotel Puerto Inca
Trail from the hotel to the southern ruins, Puerto Inca	Tombs, Puerto Inca	Human remains in one of the tombs at Puerto Inca	Tomb, Puerto Inca
Scattered human remains centuries old, Puerto Inca	Incan ruins, Store houses, Puerto Inca	More human remains, Puerto Inca	Inca ruins, Puerto Inca
Inca ruins, Puerto Inca	Ruins of the Inca village at Puerto Inca	Inca ruins, Puerto Inca	Inca ruins, Puerto Inca
Signpost for the Inca Road, Puerto Inca	Inca Road, Puerto Inca	Ceremonial Center, Puerto Inca	Puerto Inca near the Ceremonial Center
Prominent outcropping, Puerto Inca	Rocky coast towards Chala	Interesting short hikes around Puerto Inka	Bay at Puerto Inka
Hotel Puerto Inka	Exploring in the other direction from the hotel	More tombs in the hills north of Puerto Inka	Human remains inside a tomb, Puerto Inka
Remains of the former residents of Puerto Inka	The cove at Puerto Inka	Inca ruins, Puerto Inka	Hotel Puerto Inka from the surrounding hills
Main ruins, Puerto Inka	Puerto Inka	Exploring the coast north of the hotel	Supposedly if you go far enough there is a penguin colony
Cliffs north of Puerto Inka	Cove to the north of Puerto Inka	Kelp and aquamarine water, Puerto Inka	Getting towards sunset...can't keep looking for the penguins
Rocks, Puerto Inka	North of Puerto Inka	Turkey vulture, Puerto Inka	Time to turn around...it will be dark soon
Heading back to Puerto Inka	My private hotel has been taken over by a bus tour	Getting an early start from Puerto Inka for Nazca and Ica	Quiet morning, Tanaca, Peru
Beach at Tanaca, Peru	Zona de Arenamiento - sandy patches on the Panamerican Highway	Dunes eating a roadside along the Panamerican Highway	Panamerican Highway along the beach NW of Tanaca
Shocking, a Peruvian truck driving in his own lane!	Sign losing out to sand dunes, Yauca, Peru	Senasa - Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agrario, Peru	Yauca, Peru
Panamerican Highway, Yauca toll booths (Peaje)	112 km more to first stop, Nazca	265 km to the nightstop near Ica	Panamerican Highway leaving the coast after Lomas
Panamerican Highway under blue sky	Cuidado - Reducir Velocidad - Zona de Arenamiento	Panamerican Highway - Carretera Panamericana	Panamerican Highway km 544
Panamerican Highway crossing the desert south of Nazca	Roadside shack, Peru	Panamerican Highway, Peru	Dwelling along the Panamerican Highway
Panamerican Highway nearing Nazca