Day 3: Islas Ballestas and Paracas National Reserve
Our guide Fredy Manrique, with guide Nancy
Mattos from Uruguay 
(or was it Paraguay?). Referred to as a Little Galapagos, this morning we depart by boat to the Ballestas Islands. Sea lion colonies lounge on the rocks and thousands of sea birds (such as Guanay Cormorants and Peruvian Boobies) circle overhead and strut along the rocky shoreline. After our island visit, it's off to the giant sand dunes of Paracas National Reserve for a bit of hiking. In the afternoon, bus to
Nazca 
.
Our guide Fredy Manrique, with guide Nancy
Mattos from Uruguay 
(or was it Paraguay?). Referred to as a Little Galapagos, this morning we depart by boat to the Ballestas Islands. Sea lion colonies lounge on the rocks and thousands of sea birds (such as Guanay Cormorants and Peruvian Boobies) circle overhead and strut along the rocky shoreline. After our island visit, it's off to the giant sand dunes of Paracas National Reserve for a bit of hiking. In the afternoon, bus to
Nazca 
.