About Ica: Ica sits in a coastal desert that is part of the same dry belt as the Atacama. The famous Huacachina oasis is surrounded by some of the tallest dunes in South America. So little rain falls that fossils and old remains survive for a very long time. A palm-ringed oasis sits in the middle of the huge dunes

Location: The southern coast of Peru · Country: Peru · Yearly Rain: Only a few millimetres a year · Why So Dry: The cold Humboldt current and the high Andes keep rain away · Nature: Enormous sand dunes and a green desert oasis called Huacachina · Notable Feature: People sandboard and ride buggies down the giant dunes · Wildlife: Ancient desert creatures are preserved as fossils in the dry sand · World Rank: One of the driest places in South America