SAN FERNANDO NATIONAL RESERVE: Wild! Only access in dune buggy, often Condors at -50m, guanacos, Sea lions, Humboldt penguins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Fernando National Reserve, PeruLocated at about half an hour's ride from Nazca,San Fernando National Reserve, Peru, is the largest and richest true coastal desert park of Peru, and yet, hardly anybody goes there. The park ranger told us he gets an average of 15 visitors per month, less than 350 per year. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Why consider booking our Peru National Parks Tour? Because for the same price, our tour gets you to ALL places Peru is so famous for. On top of that, you get to see 9 National Parks/Reserves accompanied by a naturalist guide. There is nothing similar on the market. As Peru can be combined with other countries, we organize tours in modules:Lima Cusco, Machu Picchu module,Manu National Park module,National Parks Module,All modules. Destinations Overview: World Heritage Site Lima, World Heritage Site Cusco,Amazon park Manu National Park, World Heritage Site Valle Sagrado/Sacred Valley,World Heritage Site Machu Picchu, Cloud Forest Machu Picchu Sanctuary, Highland wetland Titicaca National Reserve,Uros floating islands, Altiplano wildlife park , World's second deepest canyon Colca Canyon, Word heritage site Arequipa, World heritage site Nazca Lines, Pampas Galeras National Reserve,San Fernando National Reserve, Paracas National Reserve,Ballestas Islands National Reserve. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The area has 252 species of birds, 90 species of fish and crustaceans, 90 species of desert plants, and a variety of reptiles and mammals , such as Guanacos, Pumas and Andean foxes. The best way to enter the park is in an visitor-adapted dune buggy, as one needs to traverse a zone with rather steep dunes, before reaching the coast. From an overlook looking down from some steep cliffs, one can see a fabulous selection of marine birds, like Humboldt Penguins - often with chicks - Inca Terns, Blue Footed and Nazca Boobies, Neotropic and Red Legged Cormorants, Frigate Birds, Peru Pelicans, and many other marine and shore birds. A large colony of South American Sea Lions is always a joy to watch as they crawl across each other and are always ready to pick a fight. There are almost always vultures and Andes Condors roosting on the overlook waiting for a dead Sea Lions of fish to wash up ashore. On the inland part of the park, one has the opportunity to watch the different land formations, like the bromeliad clad sand dunes, where Guanacos roam, although they are not always visible. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Fernando National Reserve, Peru begins only half an hour away from Nazca. | National Parks Ranger with driver of our dune buggy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A fantastic overlook down on the cliffed shore allows you to see nesting marine birds, condors and Sea Lions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The sparse vegetation of Bromeliads holding together dune formation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guanacos are extremely draught resistant animals that can go days without drinking water. | The Andean fox also lives in the reserve, although it is difficult to sea them in daytime. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A South American Sea Lions, Otaria Flavescens, herd is dominated by a bull with up to several hundreds of females. They sunbath, crawl over each other, always ready to pick a fight. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andes Condors as well as vultures use the outlook to look out for dead sea lions and fish that wash up on the shore. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inca terns are common breeders in the Reserve. | Both the Neotropic and the Red-legged Cormorant are found on the coast of the reserve. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A group of Humboldt Penguins taking off for a swim. | Humboldt Penguin chicks flock together right under the overlook of the park. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Visitor adopted dune-buggies are the ideal transportation to get you across the sand dunes in the San Fernando National Reserve, Peru. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BEST TIME OF THE YEAR TO VISIT THE NAZCA LINES. Graphs: hours of sunshine, overcast, rainfall, temperatures, etc. What are the Nazca LinesThe Nazca Lines are geoglyphs in the desert sands near the city of Nazca, stretch out over an area of about 100,000 ha, with some 300 figures, of abstract lines, animals and plants. Composed of over 10,000 lines, some of which measure 30 meters wide and stretch more than 9 kilometers, the figures are most visible from the air or nearby hilltops. Where are the Nazca LinesThe Nazca Lines are located at an elevation of around 500 m about 450 km South-East of Lima in a desert climate, due to the Humboldt current. The Nazca Lines ClimateOften the days begin with an overcast sky, but clouds disappear by 9:00 - 10:00, allowing for flights over the Nazca lines. Down at the coast of San Fernando National Reserve, the climate is even drier, with hardly any precipitation at all. The little vegetation that one finds there probably depends on moisture brought in by nightly fogs. As one rises from Nazca to Pampa Galeras, humidity gradually rises, while temperatures fall, which makes for fascinating desert vegetation transitions over very short distances. The climate in thecity of Nazca is even dryer that that of Lima; many days start out being overcast, but then, the skies often clear up by 9:00hrs in the morning, which is important for the flights over the Nazca lines. So, Every day is the best time of the year to visit the Nazca Lines Drawings. Closer to the coast however, in the San Fernando National Reserve, the weather is often very windy and frequently rather chilly. Bring a jacket. Climate of Nazca
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