The Pacific Ocean along the western coast of South America is rough, exceptionally cold and as most people would argue not particularly beautiful. And as this may be true for some parts there is another side. Just 2 hours south of Lima is a stretch of coastline of outstanding grandeur. The beaches you can find in this colorful desert easily match those of the Caribbean and if you ask me they're even better.
So take a bus south to the small fishing village of Paracas, rent one of these really well-maintained bikes and just head south into Paracas National Park. If you start early nobody will charge you anything because the national park officially opens at 8am and the control station isn't occupied until then. So here is a collection of the pictures that we took.
Playa La Mina - Would have never expected to see such massive beauty out there. But beware the water is cold and the sun is relentless.
Vultures love the blue sky
Rugged and Beautiful
Playa Roja - Have you ever seen a red sanded beach?
I can hardly imagine a better place to bike around :-)
Always on the move - see you :-)
And finally I want to draw some attention to the work of 