Ballestas Islands

Our final excursion was a boat ride out to Ballestas Islands, situated off the coast of the Paracas Reserve, Peru's largest coastal wildlife sanctuary. These two beautiful islands are home to thousands of resident migratory sea birds. These include pelicans, boobies, cormorants and gulls who share their habitat with colonies of sea lions.

We also saw another geolith - the Paracas Candelabra.  Also called the Candelabra of the Andes, this is a well-known prehistoric geoglyph found on the northern face of the Paracas Peninsula at Pisco Bay in Peru. Pottery found nearby has been radio carbon dated to 200 BCE, the time of the Paracas culture. The design is cut two feet into the soil

Leonie and I loved loved LOVED this excursion!