My youngest brother, Kyle, and his friend, Ethan, visited Peru! We spent a little bit of time in Lima and then headed south and visited the departments of Ica and Arequipa.
Ethan, Kyle, and Alisha in Lima hanging out with our pigeon friends
In the department of Ica we checked out the Islas Ballestas (nicknamed the poor man's Galapagos), which are full of marine life. We saw dolphins, Humboldt penguins, Peruvian boobies, cormorants, sea lions, and pelicans.
Outside of Ica is the Oasis of Huacachina. We tried sand surfing and had a great time on a dune buggy tour of the sand dunes.
We took a flight over the Nazca Lines, a series of geoglyphs in the desert. There are hundreds of figures thought to be created by the Nazca culture between 200 BCE and 700 CE. Above is the best picture I got during our flight over some the figures, the whale.Next stop was Arequipa, the second largest city in Peru. Where we also visited the Colca Canyon. The canyon is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon and is home to Andean Condors.
Chachani - one of three volcanoes surrounding the city of Arequipa
Overlooking the cathedral and Plaza de Armas in Arequipa
Condor at the Colca Canyon
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