Paracas - Islas Ballestas

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