The Palomino Islands (Spanish: Islas Palomino), also called Palominos Islets are a group of small islands off the coast of Callao, Peru. Home to a large population of sea lions and seabirds, it has become a popular tourist area.

Palomino Islands

Islas Palomino  (Spanish)
Seabirds at the Palomino Islands (Callao)
Palomino Islands
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	12°07′45.8″S 77°13′59.9″W
Administration
Peru
Region	Callao
Additional information
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)

Location

The archipelago consists of four small islets located 6 miles west of the port city of Callao, at the western coast of San Lorenzo Island.

Tourism

The islands make up a tourist area where it can see a significant amount of sea lions living in its natural habitat. The islands are home to large colonies of seabird. In its coasts can be found gulls, guanayes, zarcillos, boobies, Peruvian pelicans, patillos and red-legged cormorant.[1]

In the highest part of the island is located an old lighthouse who served as guides of ships and steamers who frequented the port of Callao .[2] On the island is also seen a water passage that is known as the Catedral de las Islas Palomino.[3]

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  Sea lions in the Palomino Islands (Callao)
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  Sea lions at Palomino Islands

See also

• List of islands of Peru
• Geography of Peru

References

External links

• Palomino Islands in Google Maps
• peruecologico.com.pe (In Spanish)

На других языках

[de] Islas Palomino

[es] Islas Palomino