Paracas is a Natural wildlife sanctuary, with an immense variety of birds, and marine life, including sea lions, penguins, red and white flamingos and the visiting huge Andean Condor! The bay is the location where Argentine General San Martin disembarked, to start off Peru's independence from the Spaniards. Paracas is also a good base for investigating the Nazca plain and the ancient civilizations that once populated the area.