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Peru Tourist Guide
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SOUTHERN PERU:
Pisco-Ica-Nasca:
Paracas & Ballestas Islands
Huacachina
Nasca Lines
Chauchilla Cemetery
Paracas Peninsula & Ballestas Islands
The name of the islands means "Crossbow", so named according to local fishermen.
The group of three islands has narrow shorelines and cliffs that rise to flan areas that cover
an area of 3.2 square kilometers. In the breeding season this is where birds build their nests
with their own droppings. These droppings, the famous guano fertilizer, are harvested every
4-7 years. The boat trip to Ballestas Islands provides an opportunity to easily watch resident
and migratory birds, including flamingos, red-legged cormorants, Inca terns, bobbies, as well
as playful sea lions, amusing Humboldt penguins and, we are lucky, we might see marine otters
and the bird with the largest wingspan in the world, the condor, which flies down from the
Andes in search of food.
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