Huacachina is a palm-fringed oasis sunk among dunes the size of apartment blocks, an easy stop between Lima and the Nazca Lines. Dune buggies roar you to the crests — a rollercoaster with sand in it — then you slide back down on a waxed board, lying flat like a toboggan until confidence suggests standing. Zero technique required lying down; considerable comedy standing up. Book a late-afternoon tour so the ride ends with sunset turning the whole desert to gold.
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