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( 54-5045; www.santamariahostal.com ; Av Paracas s/n; s/d/tr incl breakfast S80/100/
120; ) Rooms here are functional and admirably clean, all with cable TV. The staff is
knowledgeable and can help arrange tours, though is sometimes preoccupied with looking
after the restaurant next door.

Paracas Backpackers House $
( 77-3131; www.paracasbackpackershouse.com.pe ; Av Los Libertadores; dm/d/tr S20/
70/100, dm/s/d/tr without bathroom S17/35/40/55; ) A very friendly, eager-to-please
hombre called Alberto presides over this simple but adequate hostel which offers plenty of
privacy in a variety of double, triple or quadruple rooms, plus one dorm. Water is hot, wi-
fi is reliable and Alberto is a font of local info.

HOSTEL

Hostal Refugio del Pirata $$
( 54-5054; www.refugiodelpirata.com ; Av Paracas 6; s/d/tr incl breakfast S60/70/90;
) Rooms are bland here but get the job done, and some have ocean views. The upstairs
terrace provides a pleasant setting to sip a pisco sour while watching the sunset. Ask to
borrow kitchen facilities.

HOTEL

Eating & Drinking
On the waterfront there are loads of lookalike beachfront restaurants serving fresh seafood
throughout the day.

El Chorito $$
(Paracas; mains S20-30; noon-9pm) The Italians come to the rescue in the
clean, polished Chorito - part of the Hostal Santa Maria - where a welcome supply of Illy
coffee saves you from the otherwise ubiquitous powdered Nescafé. The cooked-to-order
fish dishes aren't bad either - all locally caught, of course.

SEAFOOD, PERUVIAN

Juan Pablo $$
(Blvd Turístico; mains S15-40; 7am-9pm) Probably the best of the restaurants with a
waterfront view, Juan Pablo is a winner for fresh seafood and offers breakfast for those
departing early to the Islas Ballestas.

SEAFOOD

CAFE, INTERNATIONAL

Punta Paracas $