The metal rat

Arabian Nights

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December 15th 2007
After a night bus through Lima and into Ica we took a short taxi to Huacachina ... literally a tiny oasis in the middle of desert. The town consisted of a tiny little lake, a bunch of restaurants and hostels and many sand boarding and dune buggy outfits. After settling at the Rocha Hostel for a night, equiped with a dirty pool, a monkey and parrots we walked around the oasis for a while. There was ... 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