This morning we embarked on a tour of the Isla Ballestas, often refered to as the ´poor man´s galapagose´ we figured it was right up our alley. We woke up bright and early and a mini-bus zig-zagged through cities and the dunes to the town of Paracas where we were herded like cattle onto open boats that jetted us off to the islands out in the Pacific.
The islands are mainly bare rock and we were quickly met by the stench of bird excrement. We saw people up on the rocks and soon found out that the same excrement that was making our noses turn was worth a penny or two as it was sold as organic fertilizer. The fruitful dung goes for $70 US per 20 kilo and Colin and I were lucky enough to be ornamented with it from above later on in the trip.
The Island was full of many different types of birds and we saw our first Penguins! Sea lions lazed on the rocks and our tour guide explained that all the females are currently pregnant and that they need to sleep all day to help their babies grow. We floated under rock tunnels and bridges and despite it being a little on the cold side we had a great time!
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Wish we were there.
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