"Pinguino & the Poor Man" Alberto66's photos around Parakas, Peru

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Parakas, Peru by TravelPod blogger Alberto66 titled "Pinguino & the Poor Man" Alberto66's travel blog entry: "Reserva Nacional de Paracas: Poor Man´s Galapagos. As we wandered onto the esplanade it was clear this was a one horse town. Our hotel for the night overlooked the harbour and had a cool breeze blowing off the seafront, which fronted a million and one restaurants and stalls selling a whole world of tacky souvenirs for the gullable tourists to be sucked in by. Sea! After so long in the desert, the sand-dunes, and the Andean mountains, the sight of the sea was a huge breath of fresh air. The smell of salt wafted through my nostrils, accompanied by the sweet smell of seafood being fried and cerviche being marinated. We were starving by this point as our missed breakfast had turned into lunch so we immediately set out on a mission to replenish our energy. Shacks with plastic tables lined the little alleys off the seafront offering everything from Scallops to Kingfish, raw, boiled, grilled, fried and barbecued. Fiery looking cooks beavered fervently in tiny kitchens chopping onions and spinning frying plans like circus performers. Local painters and workmen sat around to squeeze limes over their Cerviche and exchange stories, while others sank rum and cokes and Pisco Sours. I was dripping drool on the scorching pavement by the time I eventually settled for a mixed seafood with rice, and washed it down with fat bottle ...