Pisco Stories


Not ANOTHER sea-lion??!

Yesterday we headed back down to the coast to Pisco (home of the Pisco Sour). Today we took a couple of tours. The first was to the Islas Ballestas, a small group of islands famed for its bird colonies, guano and general smelliness. The bird colonies, of mainly Peruvian boobies, gulls, pelicans and the odd penguin was quite impressive but we found it...


A mistake and a bargain

Early the next morning, we boarded a local minibus to Ica. The minibus was a rambling vehicle filled with busy locals, noise and general chaos. It jerked and stopped continuously while people got on and off as the conductor yelled “Pisco! Pisco!” to passers-by and jostled them on board. At stops, peddlers crammed the windows and boarded the already crow...


A Hitchcock Movie

The next stop on our journey south was Pisco, home of two very exciting attractions: the Pisco Sour (alcoholic beverage) and the Reserva National de Paracas (desert bird-haven). Getting our priorities straight as always we sampled the former first in a livley restaurant on the Plaza de Armas. The live music was so moving for Radek that he bought an auto...


Pisco and Paracas National Park

We arrived in Pisco and tried to get into our first hostel of choice, but they had nothing. Without a definite itinerary (I know that may be hard to comprehend, but it just doesn´t always work here, as you change plans at the last minute, stay longer in a place or move on at a whim, so booking ahead is sometimes a pain unless it is busy (this would pro...