Huacachina: Hidden Village in the Midst of the Amazing Desert


The Republic of Peru is a country in western South America, bordered by Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the east, southeast and south, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Peru is a country rich in anthropological culture and is known as the cradle of the Inca Empire, whose capital was Machu Picchu.

In addition, about 10 percent of the country is a desert area. Uniquely, in the middle of the Peruvian desert, there is a hidden village called Huacachina. Huacachina is a village located in southern Peru with a distance of about five kilometers from the city of ica, ica province, south america which was founded in the 1960s. The village is built around a small natural desert lake commonly referred to as an oasis.

When hearing the word period, the first thing that comes to mind for many people is a number of areas in Africa, Mongolia and the Middle East region even though South America is also an area with a lot of deserts, one of which is in the desert where ten percent of this country is a desert area. very little rainfall.

That is less than two hundred and fifty millimeters every year, due to very minimal rainfall, the desert area receives a very small possibility to support human life, however, contrary to all these facts, a unique village located in the middle of the desert named Waka Cina actually shows a very different fact. on the contrary.

Although hidden in the middle of an arid desert, this small village shows a very charming stretch of life, Dua K China is a village located in southern Peru with a distance of about five kilometers from Ika City, Ika Province, South America, which was founded in one thousand nine hundred and sixties, the village of it is built around a small natural desert lake commonly referred to as an oasis.


The position in the village, the Chinese are also the only natural referees in the American desert region which according to local beliefs the mud and water in the referee can be used for therapy, which is why many local residents or tourists often bathe by covering themselves with mud in an effort to cure diseases such as arthritis, rheumatism, asthma and bronchitis.

According to legend the name waka Cina means a little boy who screams this name was taken because it is said that there was a prince who turned into a mermaid after swimming was watched and chased by a young woman because of his good looks but outside of this legend there are several other versions that are also believed by the local community, The village, which has a permanent population of about a hundred people, is able to accommodate tens of thousands of tourists who come every year.

Even the village of Waka Cina was also chosen as a favorite place by the residents of Lima to relax from the busyness of the big city on the weekends, apart from its uniqueness, the attraction of this village is the sport of sand boarding, with sand boarding, visitors can enjoy the thrill of the desert while gliding using a board from over the sand dunes.

Unfortunately, even though the future looks beautiful, China is in a threatened condition, the water level is consistently decreasing, making people try to increase their water by flowing water from other sources. which is not easy for the local community.

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