Yesterday we travelled to Pisco, and went to the Ballestas Islands in the Paracas National Park. Here there are a penguins and seals, as well as a “candelabra” carved into the side of a hill. I’m gonna be honest, the candelabra and nazca lines are in my opinion overrated. Even if we accept at face value they were created 500BCE, it’s clear they’ve been added to and damaged along the way. If you find yourself in this region of Peru, pay the 7sol to go to the viewing platform and save yourself the $130 flight.
That said, experiencing all this with fun people does make it worth at least some of the price.
The desert doesn’t look like what you might first think of when you think desert (Sahara sand), but it desolate populated only by some small villages and mining operations.
Nobody tell the FAA that they skipped the safety briefing, if I had a tray table it could have been down the entire time.
Nazca has a population of 80,000, and in fact our guide lives here
They do have some rather fun cocktails here.
There is an interesting transportation culture. From what I understand there are no taxis per se, but instead cars just drive around honking their horn to indicate they will take you somewhere. It costs 6 sol if you want a private car, but most people share the ride with two others, bring the cost to 2 sol.
All day and into the night all you hear is a cacophony of horns. This is not a place for a light sleeper.
The people are quite friendly here and accepting of my rudimentary Spanish.
I was wrong on the long bus trip. The 10 hour one starts at 2pm today. It’s gonna be a long trip, no toilet breaks.
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