Maracona Gulf

The coast of Marcona curves around bays and rocky headlands on Peru’s southern Pacific shore. At Punta San Juan, cold waters of the Humboldt Current sustain colonies of guano birds, Humboldt penguins and sea lions. The headlands and islands rise from a dry desert coast, while the sea supplies fish in abundance. These sheltered bays and exposed points form part of a long maritime landscape used by coastal communities for fishing and gathering.