​​​​Lost Paradises - South America and Caribbean

PERU -

Paracas National Reserve.

Located along the Pacific coast, the Paracas National Reserve is an ideal example of Pacific subtropical coastal desert influenced by the effects of the Humboldt Current's cold water that flow from the south.

Paracas is an important protected coastal-marine system in Peru and one of the most biologically productive marine areas in the world, serving as a major food source for fish, birds and marine mammals. A group of guano islands in the park serves as a breeding refuge for anchovies, an important link in the food chain.

The reserve also contains nearly 100 archeological sites from the Paracas indigenous people.