The Ballestas Islands, Peru · Travel Poster

Not just a view, the heritage behind it. Ella writes about the place, its hidden history, and the details that never make it into the guidebooks, all printed on the poster.

Sometimes nicknamed the poor man's Galápagos, the Ballestas Islands hold archaeological remains over 6,000 years old and were once central to a booming nineteenth century guano industry, the accumulated bird droppings exported worldwide as fertilizer and piling up several metres deep in places. Approaching by sea, visitors pass the Candelabro de Paracas, a mysterious geoglyph roughly 150 metres tall etched into a nearby hillside, visible only from the water, dating back at least two thousand years and still not fully explained.

An original illustration, available in colour or black and white, created for the Ella's Adventures travel poster series.

No frame included.

Please note that, to protect the original artwork from copyright infringement, the images shown on this website are low resolution. The poster you receive is printed in high resolution, with all the detail and clarity of the original.