Río de Ilo

In Paracas, a small town right next to Pisco where the famous "pisco sour" is rooted, we went by boat to the Ballestas islands. There we saw tousands of guanay birds, hundreds of pelicans, plenty of flamingos and sea lions, and even a few penguins, which made this expedition to the nature reserve more than complete :) As this area of Peru is mainly desert, we also went to a oasis called Huacachina to play around on the huge sand dunes.Read more