Ballestas Islands and Huacachina Oasis

Hello there, it's almost been a week since my last blog entry and in the meantime we have left Lima and are on the way to the South of Peru. I had my camera repaired back in Lima and it is working again, although not quite as good as before, but it's certainly better than having no camera, I guess.....
Our Tucan group is very nice and with only ten people also not too big; we have four people from Australia, three from England, two from Germany and one person from Switzerland (that would be me..) and our Finish guide is completing this quite international mix!


Our first stop was the Ballestas Islands, where more than 150 species of birds and thousands of see lions are living. There are also some amazing rock formations and the mysterious Candelabra (a figure etched on the side of a mountain) to be seen. Many people believe that the Candelabra is linked to the Nacza lines, whereas Erich von Daeniken is actually thinking that this is some kind of drawing/message from Aliens.....
In the afternoon we headed to the Huacachina oasis, where we took a tour to the enormous sand dunes and did try sand boarding. This was really great fun!



Huacachina oasis and sand boarding

Ballestas Islands

Lima