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Ballestas Island Tour
At Libertador hotel's dock you will board a boat for a ride to the Ballestas Islands. Along the way you will see the famous figure known as The Candelabro, an enigmatic design etched on the desert floor hundreds of years ago. The Candelabro is overlooking the ocean, so here you will have the chance to take pictures, as well as to learn about the most popular theories about it. Afterwards, you will continue to the Ballestas Islands, which are inhabited by an amazing marine life, with over 200 types of migratory and resident birds, including Peruvian Pelicans, Belcher's gulls, Humboldt penguins, Guanay cormorants, and red-legged cormorants among others. In addition, you will also see around the Islands hundreds of sea lions resting at the beaches, sleeping on the rocks or swimming nearby. The Islands also provide shelter to the shy Humboldt penguins which are usually seen at the entrances of small caves near the cliffs. After touring around the islands for about 1 hour you will return to the Paracas harbor and the remainder of the day is yours to explore at leisure.