A Desert Paradise, only with extremely overpriced food.

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After Lima, I took the bus to Ica, which is a 3 hour journey south.
I went right through Ica to Huacachina, which is where the tourists go -Peruvian and otherwise. A nice guy I had met in Lima gave me the name of a cheap hostel, which the first taxi driver I ecountered, conveniently enough, was being paid to bring tourists to.
Huacachina is really incredible, and I spent my 1 1/2 days there sitting near the lake, playing guitar and drinking beer.
And climbing up a sand dune. This was the most tiring thing I´ve done in quite some time, but the views are incredible - dunes in shades of grey and brown stretching to the horizon in most directions, and the little lake below.
Here is a picture of me looking very, very adventurous. I did not include the picture of me sliding down on me bum.

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Photos

Huacachina
From the sand dune.

From atop a Sand Dune
It was worth it...

Huacachina
The view I had while sitting and playing. Le sigh.

Casa de Arena (House of Sand)
My hostel in Huacachina.

Comments

[Eileen]

Old Friend
That looks amazing! Positively breathtaking. You deserve an awesome trip...glad it is working out. Pretend I am there for me and send me the goodness. Oh, and I sent the NetFlicks back. Fear not, my child. Miss ya!

[Keith]

Sexy!
Mary, this little oasis is so beautiful! What the hell happens when there is a sand storm?? Do they have electricity?