Chincha Islands

Chincha Islands
Islas Chincha (Spanish)
	Partial view of the islands.
	Chincha Islands
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	13°38′24″S 76°24′0″W / 13.64000°S 76.40000°W
Major islands	Chincha Norte, Chincha Centro, Chincha Sur
Administration
	Peru
Region	Ica Region
Additional information
Time zone	PET (UTC-5);

The Chincha Islands (Spanish: Islas Chincha) are a group of three small islands 21 kilometres (13 mi) off the southwest coast of Peru, to which they belong, near the town of Pisco. Since pre-Incan times they were of interest for their extensive guano deposits, but the supplies were mostly exhausted by 1874.