ANZOTA CAVES & BIRD SANCTUARY
(4 HOURS)

We visit the Marina and former island Alacrán, beaches, huano cliffs, Anzota caves (south -dwellings of Chinchorro culture 6.000 B.C) 1884), head north toward Chinchorro and Las Machas beaches 10 km by the seashore until Bird Sanctuary (mouth of Lluta river), where we can observe a great variety of resident and migrating birds such as: Pelicans, Cormorants, Egrets, Oyster Catchers, Grey gull, Peruvian gull, Dominican gull, black skimmer, Inca tern and black-crowned night heron and Turkey Vulture among others. The migrating birds are: Baird´s Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Whimbrel (Hudsonian Whimbrel), Lesser Yellowlegs, Franklin Gull, Artic Tern, Elegant Tern, Black-bellied (Grey) Plover, American Golden Plover and Sanderling among others. There are approx 130 different birds between the litoral and the altiplano (highlands). The flora consists of juncaceas, totora, gramineas and sorona a millenary plant. Then we go to the Fisherman´s Wharf to observe the sea lions, pelicans, and colourful fishing boats and finally the Civic Centre including the Railway Station (Arica - La Paz, Bolivia, 1906), former Custom House (designed by Eiffel 1884) and St. Mark´s Cathedral (designed by Eiffel 1886).

Includes: cocktail at the beach.