https://www.waitwhatsthat.com/tags/birds/Recent content in Birds on Wait What's That?Hugoen-usFri, 07 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://www.waitwhatsthat.com/posts/paracas-islas-ballestas/Fri, 07 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://www.waitwhatsthat.com/posts/paracas-islas-ballestas/<p><figure class="fr w-33"> <img src="https://www.waitwhatsthat.com/posts/paracas-islas-ballestas/images/Paracas-Islas-Ballestas-Islas-Ballestas-1.jpg" style="background-size: cover; background-image: url(data:image/webp;base64,UklGRkQAAABXRUJQVlA4IDgAAADwAQCdASoQAAsAAph8J7ACdAD6B+7moIAAn3tNRalwvuKIN6yV4BlVZaA2yxSNpTOh33Qj/MCAAA==);" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.waitwhatsthat.com/posts/paracas-islas-ballestas/images/Paracas-Islas-Ballestas-Islas-Ballestas-1_hu11379358080229410261.webp 320w, https://www.waitwhatsthat.com/posts/paracas-islas-ballestas/images/Paracas-Islas-Ballestas-Islas-Ballestas-1_hu6064714745595963436.webp 480w, https://www.waitwhatsthat.com/posts/paracas-islas-ballestas/images/Paracas-Islas-Ballestas-Islas-Ballestas-1_hu833901927527564141.webp 768w" sizes="(min-width: 60em) calc(((100vw - 1rem - 1rem) * 2 / 3 - 2rem) * 1 / 3), calc((100vw - 1rem - 1rem) * 1 / 3)" data-idx="6" width=1024 height=683 alt=Islas&#32;Ballestas > <figcaption>Islas Ballestas</figcaption> </figure> The bus we’re taking, “Peru Hop,” stops first in the town of Paracas a few hours south of Lima. There’s not a whole lot there, a couple of fancy beach resorts, a main strip of restaurants for tourists, and a couple of low and mid-range hotels. Peru Hop promotes a trip out to the Ballestas Islands, a two hour boat tour to islands that are sometimes called “the poor man’s Galapagos” and are primarily known as a source of guano. I didn’t put much stock in the “Galapagos” comparison, but it sounded interesting and it might be a good chance to see some interesting birds. Plus it was cheap, only 50 soles per person - about US $15 for us in 2018.</p>