We woke up early for a long drive to see the Nazca Lines. Our driver, Jose, arrived promptly at 7:30 am for a four hour drive. We stopped at a truck stop with gourmet chocolate, snacks and drinks. Unexpectedly, we had a fine cappuccino—one of the best ever.
Prior to our flight over the Nazca Lines, we enjoyed a few hours in the village of Huachachina. Atlas Obscura calls it “an unexpected desert oasis” and we agree.
After walking around the lake and up on the sand dunes, we enjoyed lunch at a restaurant that had once been a convent.
Our driver got us when it was time to get to the small airport where we boarded an 11-passenger plane. There are many sights with suggestions about how to NOT get sick on the flight, but Dramamine did not help Sunshine. Nevertheless, viewing the pre-Columbian geoglyphs etched into the sand from the air was spectacular.
Our flight highlighted 14 of the more than 300 ancient figures. There was a recent article in National Geographic about the discovery of more than 50 new lines in the Palpa Valley area about 50 km from Nazca.
Our day was not over yet and we drove about an hour to the sand dunes in Paracas for a once-in-a lifetime experience.
Our buggy surfed up and down the steep sand dunes —we stopped three times: to pick up a pair of lost sunglasses (not ours), to take a few photos at the top of one dune, and to look at the campsite.
If time allowed, we would return to spend the night. As the sunset, we drove back to Lima.
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Jon · September 14, 2018 at 7:41 pm
Very cool, Ian & Sunshine! That’s one cozy little cabana.
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