In his day job, Mr Wilkinson looks after a colony of gentoo penguins at The Deep. In the wild, gentoos live primarily around Antarctica and islands such as the Falklands and South Georgia.
Humboldt penguins live further to the north, with Punta San Juan being part of the Peruvian Guano Islands, Isles and Capes National Reserve.
As part of a conservation programme, volunteers have been carrying out research and monitoring work to help protect wildlife.
Mr Wilkinson said he had been tracking penguin routes between land and sea, as well as assessing the impacts of the harvesting of guano – an accumulation of dried bird faeces.
“What struck me most during my time at Punta San Juan was how forward-thinking this project is and how passionate the team behind it are,” Mr Wilkinson said.
“With the right strategies, we don’t have to choose between agriculture and wildlife.”