Puerto Inca Camping

2 Hours of Rain..... A Year!

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November 9th 2012
Once you head away from the coast the landscape instantly becomes desert, every which way you look is sand, rolling dunes, sand as far as the eye can see and then you get to the town of Huacachina - known as the oasis of the America and more reminiscent of the Sahara than South America -the town is built up around a lagoon surrounded by palm trees, surrounded by desert. The stop in Huacach ... 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