Huacachina – Ica

Huacachina is a natural oasis in the middle of the desert of Ica, Peru, famous for its lake waters and green, giant dunes and adventure activities, lagoon that existed since pre-hispanic times.

The legend says, that a maiden call Huacca China, blond, green eyes, which she sang with a melodious voice, she was in love with a young soldier, who quite by chance of fate had to go to war and died in battle not returning more to the arms of the beautiful woman. It's very sad to learn of the death of his beloved was the place where they saw for the first time and she cried day after day his misery. Another warrior who was passing by saw her and was captivated by its beauty and started chasing her, she ran desperately with a mirror that was in the hand, it fell in the sand on the tears of the young man and became a lagoon, the clothes of it also fell down and formed the dunes, naked and scared she threw herself to the lagoon newly formed and transformed into a mermaid, from then on nights of the new moon comes out to sing his sad and beautiful melody. Called the place Huacca China that means “weeping Woman”.

 What activities do you find in Huacachina?

• Buggy through the dunes as you ask: a journey to learn about the desert or with speed and adrenaline
• Sandboarding in the dunes at sunset
• Boat ride in the lagoon