The islands have been called the “poor man’s Galapagos”. The Galapagos islands are on my bucket list and have been from when I first started my bucket list. I love photographing wildlife so when I found out about the Ballestas Islands, it was a definite on our list for our trip to Peru. Getting There The Ballestas Islands are a small group of islands (some are rocky outcrops) located off the coast of Peru. The islands are accessed from Paracas, a small resort town near Pisco. Paracas is just o[...]