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Huacachina - an oasis in Peru.
Oasis is located a few kilometers west of the city of Ica.





In many people, the desert is associated with a vast ocean of sand where there is little room beautiful vegetation. But these stereotypes are fully refutes oasis of Huacachina, which is a striking landmark of the Peruvian desert. This natural wonder is located eight kilometers from the city of Ica, with an oasis from all sides surrounded by huge sand dunes, causing tourists the feeling that they are at the heart of the African continent.



Near the oasis Huacachina formed a small settlement, where about a hundred people. Here, in the middle of a sandy beach, it is a small natural lake, which come to rest wealthy residents of the town of Ica, as well as tourists from around the world.



In this beautiful oasis created all conditions for comfortable rest: Solid hotel, a restaurant, a nice beach. Still, the main attraction in Huacachina is riding on "sendbordah", which are special snowboards designed for sand.



The basic construction and upgrading of the oasis began in the fifties of the last century, it was then that the Peruvian elite appreciated the benefits of this wonderful place in the desert.



New heyday of the Peruvian resort is happening in the nineties of the twentieth century, the global advertising oasis do travel companies. Today Huacachina is considered the best place in the world for skiing on the buggy, as well as special off-road vehicles, which are designed for driving on the dunes.







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