Las Islas Ballestas

We found penguins! On the Ballestas Islands, a boat ride from the town of Paracas, where we were staying.
On the way out to the islands we also saw a strange candelabra symbol on the side of the hill next to the bay, apparently made in 200BC for reasons unknown.
The islands were beautiful, a group of craggy rocks with lots of arches and tunnels and millions of birds. Lounging around on the beaches and bird shit were hundreds of sea lions. They are huge, fat and very lazy, really funny to watch.
The highlight was of course the penguins, just little ones but well worth the trip. We were also escorted away at the end of the trip by some dolphins. :)Read more