Nazca Lines - Paracas
Cesna 208B
We boarded the plane in groups of 12 to fly over the Nazca Lines. Scholars believe the Naca Lines were created by the Nazca culture between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D. The largest figures are about 400 yards long. The lines are not only visible in flight but can also be seen from the surrounding foothills.
Jenny Looking Forward to Take-Off
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Whale
The lines have mostly been naturally preserved due to their isolation and the dry, windless, stable climate of the plateau. It has not rained here since 1998 (this is not a typo).
Astronaut
Hummingbird
El Catador Winery
We toured a winery specializing in Pisco Sour. This is a cocktail that is considered a South American classic and is very popular in Peru and Chile. The cocktail originated in Lima and was invented by an American bartender, Victor Vaughen Morris, in the 1920's.
Two Hundred Year Old Wine Press
Ross Posing Next to the Wine Press
Pelicans in Flight
Sea Lions
We were able to get our boat within fifteen feet of some of the island inhabitants.
Crab Checking Us Out
Sea Lion Taking Enjoying the View
Young Sea Lion
Sea Lion Taking a Siesta
Thousands of Pelicans Atop and Island
Caretaker of Ballestas Islands
This has to be one lonely job and would take a special person to live is such solitude. Food and supplies are delivered once every two weeks.
Elephant Rock
Guano Dung
Every seven years people use wooden structures like the one above to facilitate removal of guano from the islands to be used for fertilizer. The islands are uninhabited except for one caretaker who is brought food and supplies from the mainland every two weeks.
Peruvian or Humbolt Penguin
Pelicans Atop Their Rock
Speedboat Heading Out to Ballestas Islands
Jenny Steering Her Ship
