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Huacachina is a small town in the Ica Region, in southwestern Peru. It is located in the Ica Province, near the city of Ica in the Ica District. The town has a population of 115 in 1999
Huacachina is built around a small lake in the desert. Called the "Oasis of America" it serves as a resort for local families from the nearby city of Ica, and increasingly as an attraction for tourists drawn by the sport of sandboarding on sand dunes that stretch several hundred feet high.
Legend holds that the lagoon was created when a beautiful native princess was apprehended at her bath by a young hunter. She fled, leaving the pool of water she had been bathing in to become the lagoon. The folds of her mantle, streaming behind her as she ran, became the surrounding sand dunes. And the woman herself is rumored to still live in the oasis as a mermaid.
Huacachina is built around a small lake in the desert. Called the "Oasis of America" it serves as a resort for local families from the nearby city of Ica, and increasingly as an attraction for tourists drawn by the sport of sandboarding on sand dunes that stretch several hundred feet high.
Legend holds that the lagoon was created when a beautiful native princess was apprehended at her bath by a young hunter. She fled, leaving the pool of water she had been bathing in to become the lagoon. The folds of her mantle, streaming behind her as she ran, became the surrounding sand dunes. And the woman herself is rumored to still live in the oasis as a mermaid.
Huacachina Travel Blogs
Mar 05, 2009 – Mar 07, 2009
Lima, Peru -› Huacachina, Peru -› …
If there are cities that never sleep, this city never awakes, hahaha. It wasn't too early, but there was nothing open. Justin went to take a couple of pics and when he came back, he told me the restaurant wasn't working, oh!!! Well, I'm not a breakfast person, but definitely wanted to get some wate…
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Nov 07, 2007 – Nov 25, 2007
Lima, Peru -› Huacachina, Peru -› …
Because of the earthquake of August 15th 2007 there wasn't accommodation available in Pisco so I stayed in a nice hotel in Huacachina, nearby Ica. When there were enough people to go on board we set off with a speedboat. First we stopped to see the Candelabra the inca's drew this picture …
Jul 27, 2009 – Aug 02, 2009
Lima, Peru -› Miraflores, Peru -› …
Rising at 04:20h will never be a my new hobby, but enjoying a whole new country has it's price... This is part of that price.Paying that price continues at "breakfast": we are leaving so early, that the kitchen of the hotel has not opened yet, nor has the breakfast room - so we have to make d…
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