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Aerial view of the Huacachina oasis and its green lagoon surrounded by giant sand dunes near Ica, Peru

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Huacachina: what it is and how to visit Peru's desert oasis

A green lagoon ringed by palm trees and giant sand dunes, a short ride from Ica. Here is what to do in Huacachina, how to get there from Lima and how to pair it with a flight over the Nazca Lines.

The Astronaut geoglyph on a sunlit desert hillside next to a dry riverbed in Nazca, seen from the air

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How many Nazca Lines are there, and which ones can you see?

Hundreds of figures, thousands of lines and a few famous animals everyone wants to spot. Here is what is actually out there in the Nazca desert, which figures you see from the plane and where Palpa fits in.