en Palomino Islands (Peru)

Palomino Islands
Islas Palomino (Spanish)
	Palomino Islands (Callao)
	Palomino Islands
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	12°07′45.8″S 77°13′59.9″W / 12.129389°S 77.233306°W
Administration
	Peru
Region	Callao
Additional information
Time zone	PET (UTC-5);

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.

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. A colony of over 8,000 thrives on the islands, and the lack of predators has allowed visitors to even swim among the sea lions. ^[1]

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.^[2]

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 .^[3] On the island is also seen a water passage that is known as the Catedral de las Islas Palomino.^[4]