In and around Lima, Peru
5/5/2025: Lima, Peru Yesterday was a long travel day, lasting from around 6AM to around 11PM (local times). We arrived at the hotel, checked in, and slept well. Our day began with a 6:30AM buffet breakfast at the hotel. We ate on the balcony overlooking Lima: By 7AM, we loaded on to our bus with guide Renato and driver Walter: We drove about 90 minutes through heavy Lima traffic, through the Atacama dessert, to the village of Pucusana. This village is known as the hub of a family fishing industry. We walked along the docks, a bit overwhelmed by the colors and sights and sounds and smells, and divided into two small boats. We motored our way into the harbor and around and island to view the wildlife: We saw sea lions, boobies (blue-footed and Peruvian), Inca terns, Peruvian pelicans, blackish oystercatchers, black crowned night herons, neotropical cormorants, red-legged cormorants, gulls, and everyone's favorite: the Humboldt penguin (endemic to the South American coast served by t...