but you have to negotiate the mountain ridge first
this girl is having fun
the hills are ideal for sandboarding
the lake is home to some Red-fronted Coots
plenty of boats for a small lake
looking down from atop the watchtower
the watchtower to see a glimpse of the Nazca lines, in this case the Tree
in the Maria Reiche Museum near Nazca
there is more green here thanks to the Rio Grande
it is a short walk around the lake. We have to move on
Traveling the 200+ km on the scenic Pan American Highway (1S) from Paracas at the Pacific coast to Nazca will present
you with wide vistas and interesting places.
A few kms from Paracas the desert starts, including ever changing sand dunes.
Just
outside the regional capital Ica there is a little gem called Huacachina Oasis with a small lake surrounded by high
sand dunes where you can practice your sand boarding skills and enjoy buggy rides.
Just before reaching the vertile
area around the Rio Grande river the road crawls through a rudged mountain ridge, providing nice photo opportunities.
We drove from Paracas to Nazca in September 2010.
just outside Paracas the desert start, there is sand everywhere
we stop to visit the Oasis at Hua cachina
a peek into the Rio Grande valley
a close-up of a Nazca line, it is actually not more than a shallow gully
they call this rock the face of the Inca
