Isla Ballestas

Sand-boarding should be an olympic sport

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February 26th 2007
Alright then - on to Huachachina it was. Now this is just a small little oasis where pretty much noone lives, but 1000´s of tourists flock to each year just to say that they have been in an oasis. That, and it is also the base for some super extreme sports. We caught an overnight bus there from Arequipa, on which Josh got off about 2 hours before me (at the ungodly hour of 5am) to go fly ov ... 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