Its time to return to Lima but first we take a break at Ica, staying in Haucachina Oasis a few kilometres out of town.
The lagoon is fringed with palm trees and encircled by massive white sand dunes. This place is packed with young travellers who go burning around the dunes in dune buggies and then rage the night away, keeping the oldies awake.
Early morning took the Ballestas Islands boat tour from the nearby port town of Paracus and were amazed with the teeming wildlife - birds, sealions and penguines - amazing considering everywhere you look around here is barren desert.
Then breakfasted at the port on Cerviche Mixto (various fresh seafood only cooked by immersion in lime juice) washed down with wine/beer - Perfecto!
Ica is in the Pisco Valley and Pisco is the famous Peruvian brandy (key ingredient of the yummy Pisco Sour cocktail) so we had to go on a winery tour and sample the wares, as one would!
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