So, last Wednesday I left Huaraz with 3 buddies I met in El Tambo hostel. We took the Z Buss to Lima and arrived there early in the morning. From there, we took another bus to Ica, about 4 hours south of Lima in the desert. Ica was a busy little city and not much to look at, but about 15 minutes outside of the city there is a tranquil little oasis called Huacachina. We collectively decided to head there and chill for a day or so.
Huacachina is very small and very touristic (meaning expensive), but it is cool there. We got a deal for the hotel and then walked around the town. It's a nice little oasis with palm trees, sand dunes, dune buggies and sand-boarding. After settling in a bit, we decided to make our way up one of the sand dunes surrounding the oasis. It was a bit a difficult trek up, but once we made it we had a great view of Huacachina, Ica, and the surrounding desert, which seemed to stretch on forever. It's amazing to find water in a place as dry as that.
We chilled on top of the dune and watched the sun set into the Pacific. Then, not having sand-boards on hand, we decided to run full-speed down the dune to our hotel. Running down the steep dune was a very exhilarating feeling, and we all tripped and ate sand more than once but it was all in good fun. We got back to our hotel, rinsed off the sand, and then fell asleep.
The next day, we left our little desert oasis and took the 16 hour bus to Cusco (again for me). I'll spare you the details of sitting in the back of the bus by the toilet with seat that would not recline, but needless to say we were all very happy when we arrived this afternoon. Now, I'm chilling at the hostel, trying to reconnect with old friends I met here last time.
Exactly one week until my mom gets here!!
Alright, talk to you all later, Chao!
Huacachina is very small and very touristic (meaning expensive), but it is cool there. We got a deal for the hotel and then walked around the town. It's a nice little oasis with palm trees, sand dunes, dune buggies and sand-boarding. After settling in a bit, we decided to make our way up one of the sand dunes surrounding the oasis. It was a bit a difficult trek up, but once we made it we had a great view of Huacachina, Ica, and the surrounding desert, which seemed to stretch on forever. It's amazing to find water in a place as dry as that.
We chilled on top of the dune and watched the sun set into the Pacific. Then, not having sand-boards on hand, we decided to run full-speed down the dune to our hotel. Running down the steep dune was a very exhilarating feeling, and we all tripped and ate sand more than once but it was all in good fun. We got back to our hotel, rinsed off the sand, and then fell asleep.
The next day, we left our little desert oasis and took the 16 hour bus to Cusco (again for me). I'll spare you the details of sitting in the back of the bus by the toilet with seat that would not recline, but needless to say we were all very happy when we arrived this afternoon. Now, I'm chilling at the hostel, trying to reconnect with old friends I met here last time.
Exactly one week until my mom gets here!!
Alright, talk to you all later, Chao!
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