Huacachina is a popular tourist area just west of Ica |
Bienvenidos al Oasis de America, Huacachina |
Tall dunes totally surround Huacachina |
Dune buggies...and you thought Peruvians drove poorly on the road! |
Dune buggy tour |
Pool of the Hosteria Suiza, Huacachina |
Lagoon of Huacachina |
The Laguna of Huacachina is surrounded by hotels, guesthouses, bars and restaurants |
Giant sand dunes, Huacachina, Peru |
Oasis of Huacachina |
Climbing one of the big dunes for a view |
Giant dunes surrounding Huacachina |
Windswept sand and dunes, Huacachina |
Windswept sand and dunes, Huacachina |
A small patch of green away from the main lagoon, Huacachina |
Impressive dunes, Huacachina |
Sandwüste, Huacachina |
Sand for miles looking southwest from Huacachina |
Climbing the big dune behind Huacachina |
The strong wind is blowing fine grains of sand |
Desert, Huacachina |
Ridgeline, Huacachina |
Two steps forward, one step back, shoes full of sand |
Huacachina, late afternoon |
Sand dunes, Huacachina |
Sand dunes, Huacachina |
Sand dunes, Huacachina |
Sand dunes, Huacachina |
...worthy of the Sahara |
Dune ridge, Huacachina |
View of the Oasis from the top of the dunes |
Hiking the ridgeline in the wind, Huacachina |
Local man taking a break from collecting garbage left behind by tourists |
Thank god the dune buggies can't make it up here.... |
The tiny dunebuggy heads off into the vast desert |
Huacachina dune |
Man hiking a Huacachina dune |
Guys sitting on a dune at Huacachina with Ica in the distance |
Vast dune fields around Huacachina |
Oasis of Huacachina |
Huacachina |
A village in the sand north of the Oasis |
The sand gets everywhere.... |
Dunes with the city of Ica in the distance |
Huacachina dunes |
Long shadow |
Dogs hanging out, Huacachina |
Dogs hanging out, Huacachina |
Village beneath the dunes |
Desert, Huacachina |
Desert, Huacachina |
Late afternoon in the dunes around Huacachina |
Huacachina |
Huacachina |
Huacachina |
Desert sunset, Huacachina |
The oasis of Huacachina in shadow |
Golden sunset, Huacachina |
Martial arts practice on the dunes at sunset, Huacachina |
Martial arts practice on the dunes at sunset, Huacachina |
Desert sunset, Huacachina |
Martial arts practice on the dunes at sunset, Huacachina |
Martial arts practice on the dunes at sunset, Huacachina |
Martial arts practice on the dunes at sunset, Huacachina |
Sunset, Huacachina |
Sunset, Huacachina |
Sunset, Huacachina |
Sunset, Huacachina |
Time to go back... |