We arrived in the city of Ica Peru (population 230,000) about 1 hour before sunset.  After a short 4 km drive off the main highway, we suddenly found ourselves in the desert oasis of Huacachina.  On all sides of us were sand dunes towering above for several hundred feet.  Some dunes were shimmering in the [...]

We arrived back down at the coast last night after a 135 mile and 6 hour drive down the mountains from Huaraz.  It actually isn’t that long of a drive normally, but we stopped several times to take pictures and took our time enjoying the scenery.  The drive was beautiful.  It took us up and [...]