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Huacachina is a village built in a small natural, but now artificially maintained, oasis and surrounded by sand dunes in southwestern Peru. It is about five kilometers from the city of Ica in the Ica District of Ica Province. The oasis was introduced as a feature on the back of the 50 nuevo sol note in 1991. Huacachina has a permanent population of around 100 people, although it hosts many tens of thousands of tourists each year.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Huacachina is referenced by 97 other articles, and connects out to Peru, geographic coordinate system and International Standard Book Number.

The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark, across 3 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Oases of Peru, Oasis towns and Peruvian folklore.

Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Huacachina
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Oasis de Huacachina, Ica, Perú, 2015-07-29, DD 18.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Huacachina from a nearby sand dune
Settlement.population_total
100
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Peru

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
spa town
Country
Peru
Located in
Ica District
Population
115
Elevation
403
Image
Huacachina - Ica, Peru.jpg
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Huacachina
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Huacachina
located in/on physical feature
Coastal desert of Peru
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Oasis and lake
  • Activities
  • References
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Huacachina is a village built in a small natural, but now artificially maintained, oasis and surrounded by sand dunes in southwestern Peru. It is about five kilometers from the city of Ica in the Ica District of Ica Province. The oasis was introduced as a feature on the back of the 50 nuevo sol note in 1991. Huacachina has a permanent population of around 100 people, although it hosts many tens of thousands of tourists each year.

The name comes from , possibly shortened from .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Huacachina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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