The Oasis of Huacachina (NS)
April 17th 2006 Huacachina is an oasis in the desert of Southern Peru. Being a suburb of Ica it is close enough for convenience but far enough to escape the packed city. Surprisingly, being in the desert, the region is home to the majority of Peru's wine and Pisco wineries or Bodegas as they are called locally - hence our visit. The vineyards are irrigated by the Rio Ica which channel water from the Andes to th
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