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- Day 11
- Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
PeruEl Carmen13°49’49” S 76°14’53” W
Ready for island tour
May 1 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We are on board and ready to leave the harbor to explore the Blanco island and try to see some birds, sea otters and penguins!
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- Day 11
- Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- PeruPuerto General San Martin13°48’31” S 76°16’55” W
Sea lions relaxing on a buoy
May 1 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
As we moved on our boat across the bay, we spotted some sea lions relaxing on the sun on a buoy. These are females that are enjoying some sun outside the water.
They were very relaxed and seemed notRead more
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- Day 11
- Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Peru13°44’18” S 76°18’50” W
Pelicans and other birds
May 1 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
During the tour, we stopped by various rocky islands, that are overall known as the Blanco islands.
They are made white by birds guano, with many different species using them as nesting areas. TheseRead more
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- Day 11
- Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Peru13°44’18” S 76°18’50” W
Penguins
May 1 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
On one of the small rocky islands, here are some Humboldt penguins!
This was just a small group of few individuals, but they always make a show. We had a chance to get close and take some greatRead more
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- Day 11
- Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- PeruPuerto General San Martin13°47’20” S 76°16’35” W
Sea lions playing on a buoy
May 1 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Moving across the bay, we saw another buoy crowded of sea lions. This time there were a few males playing around the buoy trying to get on it while the others tried to push them off in a game made toRead more
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- Day 11
- Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- PeruEl Carmen13°48’48” S 76°15’12” W
A relic and the fishing boats
May 1 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
During our way back, we had a final stop at an old ship relic that is now a house for birds and other local animals. They stay there casually looking around as you pass by.
Finally, entering theRead more
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- Day 11
- Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- PeruEl Carmen13°49’46” S 76°14’48” W
Ceviche and pisco before we leave
May 1 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Arrived back on the land, we had a couple of hours of free time before getting on a bus again for our transfer to Lima. We spent these last moments relaxing with a refreshing pisco sour and then anRead more
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- Day 12
- Friday, May 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 16 m
- PeruCallao12°3’35” S 77°8’51” W
Callao, the artists area
May 2 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
On our last morning in Lima, we organized a guided tour in some of the most interesting areas of the city. We started with a short walk through Callao, once a sea port degraded area and now anRead more
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- Day 12
- Friday, May 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 152 m
- PeruLima12°2’38” S 77°1’54” W
Dominican monastery
May 2 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Our second stop of the Lima tour was the Dominican monastery in the old city center. The inner chiostre is amazing, decorated by ancient colorful tiles made by rich Spanish families and importedRead more
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- Day 12
- Friday, May 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 153 m
- PeruLima12°2’44” S 77°1’50” W
Placa de armas
May 2 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
The main square of the old city center is a huge space surrounded by all the main buildings of the city, the governor house, the main church and the house of Pizarro. The square was created by PizarroRead more
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- Day 12
- Friday, May 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 153 m
- PeruLima12°2’44” S 77°1’49” W
Lima cathedral
May 2 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Overlooking the square, you will find the cathedral of Lima. The main structure of this large church is completely made of wood and bambu making it flexible and more resistant to the frequentRead more
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- Day 12
- Friday, May 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 164 m
- PeruLima12°2’40” S 77°1’49” W
Casa de Aliaga
May 2 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Near the Town hall, once home of Pizarro, we visited the house museum of his best general Jeronimo de Aliaga. Part of the building is still inhabited today by members of the Aliaga family while otherRead more
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- Day 12
- Friday, May 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 89 m
- PeruLima12°7’4” S 77°1’52” W
Last taste of Perù @ Panchita
May 2 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Before getting back to the hotel to catch our airport transfer, we had a last taste of delicious Peruvian cocaine at Panchita. In this nice location we enjoyed our last Pisco sour and some amazingRead more
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- Day 12
- Friday, May 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 38 m
- PeruCallao12°1’35” S 77°6’27” W
Goodbye Perù
May 2 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Our journey comes to an end. As we take off from Lima international airport, we say goodbye to Perù, we will remember the many amazing places we visited and the tasty local food.
