I am an artist and of all the many places I have visited in Peru this wonderful place inspired me the most. Great dunes and sweeps of desert as far as you can see reach down to the beaches. In some places the sand is mulberry-red, the sea a dark turquoise. There is nothingbut sand. I went with a guided... More

We had our hostal, Refugio del Pirata, to book for us a private tour in the Paracas National Reserve and it was awesome. A young guard shown us the reserve by car, 3 hours long, stopping on the main points, explaining several interesting things to us and taking nice pictures of us. The desert is amazing, the scenery are great,... More

Paracas is a small little resort town. It was hit by an earthquake in 2007 and is still rebuilding. Still, it has a wonderful location and is a very friendly little place. The 2 big local sites to see are Isla Ballestas (fantastic) and Paracas National Park. If you are thinking greenery forget it. It is desert, none the less... More

i took a day trip to the paracas national reserve... the trip in the reserve only lasted 3-4 hours, which include spending more than 45 minutes at the lagunillas, an area where the tour guides expect you to eat at the overpriced restaurant there... the food is decent, but too pricey for peruvian standard... the view was beautiful, but only... More

When you hear about Peru, what do you think... Machu Picchu, right? Well that´s what I used to think before going there... January, 2008, I went to Peru and visited most of the country, and what impressed me most was this place: Paracas. not only for the Ballestras Islands, but the National Reserve there. The desert invited me to another... More