Huacachina

Huacachina

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November 25th 2009
...Ah, time for some relaxing. For this we travelled to Huacachina. This is a very small town just outside of Ica. There is nothing here apart from tourists, hostels, and alot of sand. And this is what we did, read our books next to the pool, eat, walking in the sand and buggying/sandboarding. The buggys are great and one of the most surprising things we have done. At first we were not sure wh ... read more

South America » Peru » Ica » Huacachina

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more