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Las Islas Ballestas – Sea Lions! Hundreds Of Them!
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 15 April 2010
The main reason for heading south of Lima and stopping off before you hit Nazca is to see Las Islas Ballestas, home to all the sea lions that you could possibly ever want to see. And a ton of sea birds, including penguins! What more could you want out of a boat-trip? The islands themselves [...]
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Sea lions and Penguins! - Peru
Blog: A Travel Diary from Mexico, Central and South America - 14 April 2010
Yes! Finally I can say the zoom lens I've been carrying around for the last six and a half months has paid back some of its hefty price tag. The Ballestas Islands off the coast of Peru are home to hundreds of sea lions, some penguins and more birds than you can count, and the long lens came into its own.
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The Poor Man´s Galapagos
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 6 September 2009
After finishing the Huayhuash circuit, stopping in Huaraz for a shower, a beer and yet another pizza at El Horno in Huaraz (my regular post-trekking dinner of choice), it was straight onto the night bus to Lima. After spending longer than planned in the mountains, I needed to head south pretty quickly in order to [...]
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World Wildlife Wednesday; Naturally Peru
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 12 August 2009
There are some incredible places to view wildlife in their natural habitat and in sanctuaries. Unfortunately it is becoming more and more difficult to see wildlife in the actual wild, but there are some great places that have set up protected reserves for animals to live fee from the encroachment of urban developement in their natural habitat.
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