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1 November, 2009 23:49:47

Giants of the Seas

By Marisol Grau
For El Comercio

Massive resilient boulders that stand through the years, the power of the waves, the roughness of the wind, the solitude of the ocean give silent shelter to one of the greatest live treasures of Peru.

The Ballestas islands, Chincha, San Gallán and Isla Blanca are part of the marine fauna that firmly stand in front of the shores of Ica in the district of Paracas.

Traditional
Nautical tourism concentrates around the fishing creek El Chaco where the port, which carries the same name, is the starting point that takes tourists to the marine universe that the Paracas Bay has to offer.

Generally, local agencies like Paracas Overland or Huacachina Tours offer expeditions to the Ballestas Islands. The approximate price per person is of s/.30.00 in the first case and US$25 in the second one that includes transportation and shipping to a private dock.

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3 February, 2009 15:24:35

A New Route through Life and History

Jose Rosales Vargas - El Comercio

Translation: Vanessa Castro Chesterton - Living in Peru

The vast Ica desert demonstrates the perfect trilogy within its ecosystem along the extent of its 260 km span which unites the beauty of the sea and coast, fossilized remains and a rich cultural backdrop. It probably constitutes the only place in the country where culture and ecotourism in its different expressions manage to coexist harmoniously meriting its appraisal and conservation.

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4 October, 2006 12:40:01

Paracas - Between The Desert And The Sea

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LIP-wb) The goal: to walk the entire Paracas Peninsula, but not in the style of other walkers. Our aim was to literally walk around the headland, climbing every hill and dune, from the beach known as Atenas to the fish restaurants of Lagunillas. Forty-one kilometers with the Pacific to our right and the desert to our left…

Text: Stephen Light.
Photos: Victor Villanueva.

The tracks of foxes, of barefoot fishermen, of fishermen’s motorcycles. Red ochre, yellow ochre. A blue, infinite sky. Sweat and the breaking of the waves. The wind lifting the sand that absorbs one’s every footfall and erases the line between land and sky, sea and sky.

Such are the impressions gathered by the walker’s senses as he treks around the Paracas coastline.

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