bg- bwenas gaming To Really See Peru, Hop on (and Off) the Bus

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I was in a dune buggy perched atop a sandy ridge near the small oasis town of Huacachina, Peru, looking down a nearly 60-foot drop. As the driver gunned the enginebg- bwenas gaming, I began to question my decision to sign up for this tour.

Down we went. I closed my eyes and screamed, and then, as the dune buggy pitched upward and slowed, the scream became a laugh. I opened my eyes to find us stopped on top of another sandy ridge, this one with a breathtaking view: Before us, an ocean of beige ripples cast black shadows in their troughs.

The driver killed the engine and silence swaddled us. I climbed out of the buggy and plunked down on the soft, warm sand, as the sun eased down on the horizon.

To think I’d almost missed this.

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People and open-sided vehicles amid sand dunes that extend toward the distant lights of a town and the setting sun.

The sand dunes near Huacachina, Peru.Credit...Angela Ponce for The New York TimesImageSandboarding is among the activities visitors can try in the dunes.Credit...Angela Ponce for The New York TimesImageDune buggy rides are one thrilling way to experience the desert around Huacachina.Credit...Angela Ponce for The New York TimesImageWatching the sunset from the top of a dune near Huacachina.Credit...Angela Ponce for The New York Times

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