Pisco Paracas-Puerto General San Martin, Peru
Peru

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Frequently Asked Questions

At Puerto General San Martín, a terminal on the Paracas peninsula, about 200 km south of Lima. It is a mixed port: cargo operations sit alongside passenger handling.
No, none. El Chaco village is about fifteen kilometres away, 20 to 30 minutes by road, and the town of Pisco about thirty. Almost all passengers take an excursion.
The Ballestas Islands by speedboat from El Chaco, or a land tour of the Paracas National Reserve. Both fit into a full day; on a half day you must choose.
Sea lion colonies, Humboldt penguins balancing on ledges, and clouds of cormorants, boobies and pelicans. You do not land: the boat threads between the rocks at idle.
A giant geoglyph carved into the sandy slope of the peninsula, where most skippers pause on the way to the Ballestas. Its origin and purpose are still debated.
Because of the wind. The paracas, the steady afternoon wind that gave the place its name, raises the sea. Boats to the Ballestas therefore sail in the morning.
Yes, by overflight from regional airfields, but it takes a full day and a substantial budget. Best kept for long calls, and you must accept the weather and small aircraft.
One of the continent's rare coastal deserts: cliffs dropping into turquoise water, reddish beaches and wind-scoured mineral flats. Flamingos and shorebirds use the bay seasonally.
Tambo Colorado, a remarkably preserved Inca adobe complex in the Pisco river valley, where whole sections of painted wall survive. Some full-day excursions go there.
The Ballestas trip usually delights them: sea lions, penguins, birds in the thousands. On the other hand there are no monuments or streets to explore, and the sea can be lively on the way back.