Huacachina

Sand Boarding in Huacachina, Peru

Huacachina is a bizarre oasis in the desert of Peru and is a nice stopping point between Cuenca and Lima. Huacachina is built around a small natural lake in the desert. Called the “oasis of America,” it serves as a resort for local families from the nearby city of Ica, and increasingly as an attraction for tourists drawn by the sports of sandboarding and taking dune buggy rides on sand dunes that stretch several hundred feet high. (more…)

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