Huacachina Sand Boarding

Heaven Must Be Brown

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February 4th 2009
I can skip over Nazca, the mysterious pre-Inca lines and a dis-heartening bus ride to Ica, because now I see it all as the path which led me to Huacachina. Again, I find a lack of words to describe a place which now only exists in my dreams, however Huacachina deserves mentioning, at the least. A short taxi ride from Ica and you enter the small village, where everybody knows each others busi ... 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