Photos of Ballestas Islands

Bird Island is known as Lima's Little Galapagos, where deserts, cliffs, oceans, and rugged reef islands form a barren but vibrant natural landscape. From a distance, there is nothing at all, but from a close distance, there are countless seabirds perching on the rocks, especially black and white seabirds standing densely together. The plankton swept in by the cold ocean current provides abundant food for seabirds and marine mammals, and flocks of birds leave layers of guano on the cliffs. The 50-meter-thick guano provides high-quality natural fertilizer. The ecological wonder is unforgettable.