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Paracas Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Paracas, Peru
Ballesta Island and Paracas Tour
This is a top pick! ... Channel islands in California minus the millions of birds. My second tour is the visit to Paracas national park. This is not as interesting as the Ballestas island trip since it only includes a stop at the local museum, ...
Poor Man's Galápagos - Paracas
This is a top pick! ... habitat thing again - this Park reserve was like nothing we have at home..fascinating... anyway... The name Paracas means "sand storms". I havent written earlier but I didnt know that Lima doesnot get rain. It doesnt have a ...
The Poor Man Galapagos, very poor.
This is a top pick! ... of Mike´s friend in Rio for a place to stay at the end of my trip, as well as bagging a Spanish course for my ipod, Paracas was benefiting me greatly. The next day a trip to the national park was in store, a vast expanse of desert contrasting with the ...
Las Islas Ballestas
This is a top pick! ... ? On the ride back to the pier we saw more sea lions, pelicans and other birds diving to catch fish. We arrived in time to check out, say goodbye to our wonderful hosts Alberto and Lidia from Paracas Backpackers House and catch our bus to ...
Pisco Sours and sweet sea creatures
This is a top pick! ... value throughout South America) we did the rounds of travel agencies in search of a well-priced day tour to nearby Paracas National Park and the Ballestras Islands - settled for 35 soles each with Ballestras Expeditions. The Ballestras Isles are often ...
Paracas and Islas Ballestas
This is a top pick! ... lines they were created by aliens. It is said that there are 240 geoglyphs and 1000 lines within a 100 km radius, between Paracas and Nasca. The ancient Nasca Lines were made by removing sun-darkened stones from the desert surface to expose the lighter ...
Islas Ballestas... a follow up to Nazca?
This is a top pick! Islas Ballestas... a follow up to ...
The poor man´s Galapagos
This is a top pick! ... they do it). But we didn´t get weird lizards and ancient tortoises. Oh well. When we arrived at the Paracas pier there were already a zillion other tourists and pelicans. Yay, pelicans! Apparently we weren´t the only people ...
Pisco and Paracas
This is a top pick! ... down to Pisco on the coast. Pisco is a really small town which I used to explore the nearby Islas Ballestas and Peninsula de Paracas, which hold abundant wildlife in the Bird and Sea Lion Colonies. I took a cheap tour with the first sight being the famous ...
Poor Man's Gallapagos
This is a top pick! ... , but the new "town" is growing rapidly. Takes a lot of guts to do that! In the afternoon we drove onto the Paracas peninsula, which was stunning, and most surprisingly wasn't blowing a howling gale, so we were able to enjoy it. We walked out to the ...
Boobies! (Of the Bird Variety That Is...)
This is a top pick! ... dune by an early civilisation who inhabited the area. Then out to sea we headed and the Ballestas Islands. A national reserve of Peru, we were not allowed to disembark onto the island itself but to be fair I think the better view was from the water ...
**RECIPE** - Peruvian Civeche
This is a top pick! Not all 'ceviche' is created equal. First tried this on advice from Ivo in Paracus, Peru. It had been over marinaded so was cooked right through. Shame. Had lots of good ones since. :) If you fancy giving it ago, I can thoroughly ...
Islas Bellastas
This is a top pick! Our first stop on the whirlwind tour of Peru was to be at Paracas to visit the Islas Ballestas (otherwise known as the poor man's Galapagos!) We'd actually pre-booked the tour as we knew we were on abit of a tight schedule which made for luxury travelling ...
Viel Sand, viele Vögel und viel Kacke
... rke von mehr als 8 auf der Richterskala behilflich ist und somit viele Erbeeben offiziell eine Stärke von 7.9 aufweisen. Paracas selber ist eine kleine Hafenstadt die sich am Rande einer grossen Halbinsel befindet. Diese Halbinsel ist ein ...
Paracas, Peru
... and the tinkle of bush camp wee-wees! Lovely! The sunset was awesome too! Unfortunately, we set of the next am to go to Paracas port where the boat trips depart from .... and then there was MIST! We arrived early at around 8am, and waited .... and ...
The seaside !!!
... and travelling by car with company is better than sitting on a bus, often next to a smelly person... Alberto, the manager at Paracas Backpacker's House (a basic but comfy hostal) told me a colony of flamingos had been spotted further around the bay if I ...
Nazca
During the many tours that we did in Peru, we learnt lots and lots about the Incas and the cultures they conquered (pre-inca cultures). The most violent and feared pre-inca culture was in fact the Nascas! Therefore, I was more wary than usual when we ...
Penguins in Peru!
... is cooled by the Humboldt current which brings icy water up from Antartica, so penguins are very happy in Peru. Finally, the tour of the Paracas National Reserve was also a bit underwhelming. Being a nature reserve, you might expect flora and fauna, but ...
Humbolt Penguins! I love them!
Woke up around 7 AM just in time for breakfast on the Cruz Del Sur bus which wasn't too bad. Got off the bus at Paracas and immediately people was asking me if I want to go on a tour of Ballestas Island which I said sure. Went with the first person and ...
The Worst Dinner yet
... places we have visited, and all the things we have tried... last night was our worst attempt at dinner... sadly! We had arrived in Paracas really hungry after no breakfast nd had a really nice brunch... I had really nice Fish (t had pink fins) and Al had ...
Nasca & Paracas
Nasca is as exciting at Barry in Wales, but without the attraction of the new Waitrose. If it wasn`t for the lines you could easilly drive through the town without giving it a second glance, What about the lines? I hear you all ask, ok it ...
Amnesia and birds galore!
... chicken is so popular here, but I wonder what animal rights activists would say… After 3˝ hours of driving we reached Paracas, which is nothing but a small fishing village that is making money out of all the tourists coming here to see the ...
Peru's other side (by MAPG)
... ;one night / one day trip to the Paracas Peninsula. Thanks to its beautiful white-sandy beaches (for Peruvian standards), Paracas became a popular destination for wealthy people. Hilton Double Tree House & other luxury resort rose like mushrooms, ...
Pisco - Lima
... of birds perched on the rocks, combined with the ones flying over and around you. There is so much guano (crap), that in the mid 19th century it became Peru's principal export. Other than that it was back up to Lima before we hit ...
Islas Ballestas - Penguins, Pelicans and Sealions.
we woke up bright and breezy, ready for the day ahead (and really hungry for breakfast!) After a chicken sandwich and a leche chocolate, we went to find our boat - we were added to a tour group and jumped on pinguino IV, life jackets on and off we went ...
Paracas
... koennen von unserem Balkon aus die Voegel beim Jagen in der Bucht beobachten. Und genau wegen denen sind wir hier, denn Paracas ist die Basis fuer Bootstouren auf die Islas Ballestas, oft auch genannt die Galapagosinseln des armen Mannes. Sie sind ...
The Long Journey Home
... to meet the bag! We headed back into Ica and planned to get one of the frequent buses further up the coast to Paracas. Unfortunately, there was some sort of strike in the town with numerous police kitted out in riot gear. This meant that ...
Deserts diving into the sea
... a bustling Lima behind we travel ever southwards. Once out of the urban sprawl the sand reclaims the coast. The Paracas National Reserve preserves the desert coast line. Magnificent views of steer sand cliffs, unspoilt beaches and sea birds ...
The Poor Man's Galápagos Islands
... Paracas where we stopped at the monument to Perus liberators from Spain. The two men from Argentina and Chile first landed in Peru at Paracas and that is the reason for the monument. Here, our guide introduced himself and I couldnt figure him out at ...