Shimmering beneath the scorching sun of the Peruvian desert is an
extraordinary sight - a tiny settlement, complete with lagoon, lush palm
groves, carob trees, cafes, neatly clipped lawns, 100-strong population
and even the odd swimming pool.
For thousands of years, Huacachina, otherwise known as the ‘oasis of
Americas' - there is only one - has been a beacon of green, hidden deep
amid hundreds of miles of barren desert.
Huacachina 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.
