Peru, Department of Ica, Province of Pisco, District of Paracas. A desert coast along a very productive ocean.
Area contains sandy beaches, rocky intertidal zones and rocky cliffs.
Felipe Injoque E., Director General de Parques Nacionales, Per , December, 1990. Dominant species are Calidris alba , Calidris mauri , Calidris pusilla , and Pluvialis squatarola. There are tens of thousands of shorebirds that feed about 15 miles north at the R o Pisco Mouth, and spend the night within the reserve boundaries. These birds are not included in any of the diurnal censuses mentioned above. If included, the total number of shorebirds in Paracas would reach close to 100,000 birds.