Desert oasis, buggy ride and sand boarding
May 14, 2006
(7 photos)
Arrived from Nazca in a cool old Dodge American beast of a car, the wee old man driving played Tango music full blast the whole way! It was very bizarre. We were recommended to stay at the Hospedadje Del Barco, which was great, right on the oasis. We booked in for the buggy/sandboarding trip through the hostel for the next day, and chilled out b...
A travel blog entry from
Huacachina by
bobdeehamill
Huacachina Oasis
Jan 19, 2006
(12 photos)
Our next stop along the coast was the Oasis of Huacachina near the city of Ica. This area of Peru has a large strip of desert between the coast and the mountains. The oasis is surrounded by huge sand dunes - the reason for our visit. We were staying at El Barco hostel which runs dune buggy and sand boarding trips into the sand dunes. After a bri...
A travel blog entry from
Ica by
countryroads
