I’ve never seen an oasis before so this may not be anything special, but I thought it was pretty stunning.
It’s from an article in the Daily Mail:
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.
The city of Ica is barely visible in the distance, but it’s closer than it appears. See the aerial view at Google Maps.
From Wikipedia:
[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.
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