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BALLESTAS ISLANDS - PARACAS CANDELABRO - LIMA 

Day 4 --- October 8 --- Wednesday                                                                                                            

Paracas National Reserve, 
the only protected maritime area in Peru
is a refuge for a variety of 
water animal species, 
such as sea lions, penguins,
whales, dolphins and 
hundreds of resident and migratory seabirds.
The islands cliffs eroded into
numerous arches and caves, 
which provide shelter for thousands
of seabirds and sea mammals. 
Early morning motor boat excursion
to Ballestas Islands, 
also known as the "Little Galapagos",
to observe sea lions, boobies,
pelicans, penguins and other marine birds,
and we will see one of the largest 
pink flamingo nesting ground in the world.
On the boat trip over to the islands, 
the famous 
"Candelabro" 
can be seen, an candelabra-shaped
drawing scratched on to the highest
point of a cliff side overlooking the bay.
Many people believe it is related to the
Nazca lines, while others think 
it is a representation of the 
Southern Cross constellation, 
or a stylized drawing of a cactus
that was a symbol of power from the 
Chavin culture. 
On our way back to Lima we will 
visit to the Chauchilla cemetery,
where bones of, 
mummies and pottery shards litter the desert.

(BB) Overnight El Pardo Hotel, Miraflores, Lima

LIMA - CUSCO

Day 5 --- OCT. 9 --- Thursday

Transfer to Airport: 
Flight Lima to Cusco. 
Cusco “The Navel of the World”, 
was built out of stone and 
adorned with gold. 
Originally, it was a ceremonial center
featuring a number of stone 
rectangular buildings laid out as 
to be the convergence point of ley lines 
connected to numerous power spots. 
Cusco is actually the oldest living city
in the American Continent, 
with a continuous settlement of more
than 3,000 years. 
It is a "living museum".
It was the capital of the Inca Empire,
the area of present-day Peru,
Bolivia, northern Argentina, Chile,
and Ecuador, north to south some 2,500 miles.
At the height of its existence the 
Inca Empire was the largest nation on Earth
and remains the largest native state 
to have existed in the western hemisphere.
The wealth and sophistication of the 
legendary Inca people lured many 
anthropologists and archaeologists 
to the Andean nations in a quest 
to understand the Inca's advanced ways.
The Incas ruled the Andean Range, 
second in height and harshness to the Himalayas.
Daily life was spent at altitudes up 
to 15,000 feet and ritual life 
extended up to 22,057 feet to 
Llullaillaco in Chile. 
Our early morning flight takes us over
the majestic Andes! 
As we fly into the valley the
towering Apus (sacred mountains)
with their shimmering caps of snow
greet us and welcome us to the sacred 
land of the Inca.
Transfer to hotel,
upon check-in you will be furnished with
"Coca Tea" (Mate de coca)
Please drink to help with acclimatization
to the 1200 ft. altitude 
we also suggest you eat lightly, 
walk slowly, and rest. 

Afternoon and evening free to acclimate 
to the change of altitude. 

(BB) Overnight Don Carlos Hotel, Cusco

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