Huacachina Photo 3

Huacachina

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February 22nd 2011
Huacachina day 1 At 1 pm we started to enter Ica where we got off the bus, thankfully as we didn’t think we could take much more. The bus continued from there for another 7 hours to Lima. From the bus stop we hailed a taxi and were given a good price for the short journey to our next destination Huacachina. Huacachina is a desert oasis, which is set around a green lagoon and surrounded ... 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