Access to most visitors to the Ballestas Islands is from the Port of El Chaco, just south of Pisco. El Chaco is within the province of Pisco, in the Nazca Desert. Tourists will be unlikely to have a rainy day. The Ballestas Islands are part of the Paracas National reserve. The port is also a very active fishing harbor, with fishing going on even within swimming distance of the shore. There are very nice restaurants for a morning coffee while waiting for the tour boat departure. This collection of free photos has many coastal birds, both diving and resting. There are also several types of commercial fishing vessels, mostly tuna seiners and anchovy and sardine purse seiners.
Access to most visitors to the Ballestas Islands is from this pier at the Port of El Chaco, just south of Pisco.
There are several nice restaurants along the waterfront of El Chaco
A sculpture of a penguin in front of one of several restaurants along the waterfront of El Chaco
This is typical of the tour boats used for the 2-hour (about) excursion to the Ballestas Islands
Pelicans resting on a commercial fishing boat (El TOYO) in the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Pelicans walking on the shore of the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Pelican floating on a mirror sea in the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Commercial fishing boats (anchovy and sardine seiners) in the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Commercial fishing boats (anchovy and sardine seiners) in the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
A seiner competes with sea birds, including cormorants, boobies, pelicans, and gulls, diving for small fish in the harbor of
El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Pelicans resting on commercial fishing boats (anchovy and sardine seiners) in the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Pelican in flight past Ballestas Islands tour boats covered for protection from sea birds, including cormorants, boobies, pelicans, and gulls, some of which can be seen in the background diving for small fish in the harbor of
El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Sea birds, including cormorants, boobies, pelicans, and gulls, diving for small fish in the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Sea birds, including cormorants, boobies, pelicans, and gulls, diving for small fish in the harbor of
El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Tuna seiners in the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Coastal freighter at anchor in the harbor of
El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Abandoned tuna seiners aground on the shore of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Abandoned derelict coastal freighter or fishing vessel aground on the shore of the harbor of
El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Commercial fishing boat (anchovy and sardine seiner) in the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Commercial fishing boat with seine skiff (anchovy and sardine seiner) in the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Commercial fishing seiner at work fishing for anchovies and sardines in the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Commercial fishing boats (anchovy and sardine seiners) sorting the catch in the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Commercial fishing boats (anchovy and sardine seiners) sorting the catch under supervision of pelicans in the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Commercial fishing boats (anchovy and sardine seiners) sorting the catch in the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Commercial fishing boats (anchovy and sardine seiners) in the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Commercial fishing boats (anchovy and sardine seiners) in the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Commercial fishing skiff and tour boat at the dock of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
Commercial fishing skiff heading to sea from the harbor of El Chaco, near Pisco, Peru
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