Huacachina

14°5′15″S 75°45′48″W / 14.08750°S 75.76333°W / -14.08750; -75.76333

Huacachina
Village
Huacachina from a nearby sand dune
Huacachina from a nearby sand dune
Map
CountryPeru
Population
 • Total
100

Huacachina is a village built around a small 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.[1] 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,[2] although it hosts many tens of thousands of tourists each year.

The name comes from Quechua: wakachina, lit. 'guard,[3] conceal',[4] possibly shortened from wakachina qucha lit. 'hidden lagoon'.

  1. ^ Atlas Obscura: Huacachina
  2. ^ "Discovery Channel Australia: Huacachina". Archived from the original on 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  3. ^ "Diccionario cultural kichwa del Napo". Issuu. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  4. ^ Andi Aguinda, Bartolo Bolívar. "DESVIACIONES DE LA NORMA ESTÁNDAR EN EL HABLA KICHWA" (PDF).