These boats range in size. Humans first came to Peru 10-12,000 years ago and stayed because the ocean here is extremly rich in marine resources. The water is very cold because of the Humbolt current, a wave of cold water from Antartica. But these boats manage to catch large amounts of cold water fish. Chelsea and I were approached by a man offering to take us on a boat ride. We didn't know what he was saying until he pointed to his boat and made the universal sign for money. We freaked out and both yelled "no, no!" Yikes! The taxi ride to our hostal was scary enough!