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grandmaR Says: We were also supposed to see the American Oystercatcher (Ostero Americano), the Inca Tern, (Larosterna inca) which is called the Zarcillo after the earring like marking on it, and the Red-legged Cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi). We probably did see cormorants - if not...
Peruvian Booby (Sula variegata)
grandmaR Says: They handed out a little plastic card with information on what we were going to see, but it was all in Spanish. One of the birds we saw was the Peruvian Booby. I took pictures of the birds without really knowing what I was taking a picture of.I looked them up in Wikipedia...
Lars Perivianus (Peruvian Gull)
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grandmaR Says: Translating from the Spanish of the information passed around about the birds (photo 2)He lives on the coasts of Peru and Chile, measured 65 cm and weighs 4.5 kg, need not travel long distances to nest and feed. Both sexes brood eggs in the nest with feathers forming guano...
grandmaR Says: The pelicans nest where the penguins are, and you can see how little the penguins are when you compare them to the pelicans.
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Penguin Viewing or Fishing Boats
grandmaR Says: We were in small open boats to view the penguins. There are also bigger boats that come around the island, and there are also little fishing boats. We were surprised by how far out the little fishing boats were and how wild the water was where they were working.
grandmaR Says: Where there are birds, there is guano. The dry climate preserves the droppings of seabirds like the cormorant, pelican and especially the penguin. Guano is a valuable resource for Peru to use and export. Peru’s government has restricted guano collection to about two islands...
grandmaR Says: Isla San Lorenzo has a Naval Base (I think the submarines are based here) and access is prohibited. Caretakers live there to protect the nesting birds.The island has a reddish cast to it in some areas because of mineral content
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grandmaR Says: There is a lot of surf around the islands off Callao.
grandmaR Says: I can find no location on VT that seems to correspond to Isla Palominos. Isla Palominos is off Miraflores, about 5 km (3 mi) south of Isla San Lorenzo, and accessible only by boat. Since I CAN find Isla San Lorenzo, I've put the lighthouse pictures here.The lighthouse is a...
Lighthouse Gran Almirante Grau
grandmaR Says: This lighthouse was named after Grau - Grand Admiral Miguel María Grau Seminario (b. Piura, Peru, July 27, 1834 - d. Punta Angamos, October 8, 1879) who was a renowned Peruvian naval officer and hero of the Naval Battle of Angamos during the War of the Pacific (1879-1884)....
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A few kilometers off the coast of Callao lies Isla San Lorenzo. Considered to be the largest and highest island found off the Peruvian coast, it is eight kilometers long, three kilometers wide and 370...
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Behind the island, the sea lions are occupated the stones. They are nice and is possible to swim and play with them.
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