No, it's not a mirage! The amazing oasistown that flourishes in the middle of the driest place on Earth

这并非海市蜃楼！而是沙漠中的绿洲

In the midst of one of the driest climatesin the world, is an oasis town with lush palm trees, flourishing foliage, and atranquil lagoon which is said to have curative properties.

在世界上最干燥的地方树立着一个绿洲小镇，里面有茂密的棕榈树，有繁茂的植物，以及一个平静的泻湖，据说里面的湖水具有治病功能。

The magical town is called Huacachina,and it can be found not only on adventurers' bucket lists, but also in thebarren Atacama Desert of Peru.

这个神奇的小镇叫做瓦噶齐纳（Huacachina），这不仅可以在探险家的遗愿清单上找到，还可以在秘鲁贫瘠的阿塔卡玛沙漠里找到。

Visitors can visit the surreal settlementand the 96 residents, who thrive on running small businesses on their greatestresource; sand.

游客们可以访问这个超现实的地方，里面居民有96人，他们靠自己拥有的最大资源——沙子——做点小生意。

The Incans make their living on guests coming from afar to climb to the top ofa wind-sculptured sand dune and watch the sunset illuminate the goldenlandscape, before sailing down on rented sandboards or dune buggies.

游客们来这里欣赏美景，所以这里的印加居民就靠游客来获得收入，比如提供滑沙的滑板或者沙漠用越野汽车。

Fear not if you have visions of stumblingaround lost in the desert, with a few droplets of water left in yourflask.

如果你在沙漠中迷失并且水就要喝完，那也不用害怕。

The paradise Huacachina is situated a handy4km from the southern city of Ica,a former Spanish colonial town located on the borders of the desert.

这个叫做瓦噶齐纳的天堂距离伊卡市就4公里，该市以前是西班牙殖民地，就位于沙漠边上。

When you arrive at the 'Oasis of America,'one of the last oasis' in North and South America,you are greeted by the sights of rustic hotels, quaint shops and even an oasislibrary, surrounding the blue lagoon.

当你抵达这块“美洲绿洲”（南、北美洲最后的绿洲之一）时，你就会看到淳朴的饭店，古雅的商店，甚至是一个绿洲上的图书馆，围绕着这块蓝色的泻湖。

The luscious town was popular with wealthy Peruvians in the 1940s, who used tocome to bathe in the lagoon, as it was thought the waters had healing powers.

1940年代，富有的秘鲁人非常喜欢来到这个小镇，他们常常来到这个泻湖洗澡，因为当时人们认为这个湖水具有治疗的功能。

Legend has it that a beautiful Incan princesswas discovered bathing by a young hunter. When she fled and the pool of watershe left behind her became the lagoon.

传说中，一名年轻的猎人看到一个美丽的印加公主在这里洗澡。当公主逃离后，她留下的一池子水就变成了泻湖。

She fled and the folds of her mantlestreamed behind her, creating the surrounding sand dunes.

而且在她逃离的过程中，她身后拖动的散乱衣裳就创造出了湖泊周围的沙丘。

Due to landowners building wells to access groundwater, coupledwith evaporation during summer high temperatures, the lagoon waterlevels have dropped over the past few years.

由于这块沙漠的主人打井获取地下水，再加上夏天高温的水汽蒸发，近年来，这块湖泊的水位一直在下降。

In an effort to combat this, water has beenpumped into the the lake from Icafor Huacachina inhabitants.

为了阻止水位的下降，这里的居民从附近的伊卡市获取水源补充湖水。

The area has been declared a nationalcultural heritage site, by the National Institute of Culture, and it is hopedthat this tranquil oasis will never become a mirage in the desert.

这个地方已经成为国家文化遗产地，人们希望这块安静的绿洲永远不会成为沙漠中的海市蜃楼。

Sonya Griffin, BLACKBURN, United Kingdom,3 weeks ago

Oh wow. how is that even possible. i wouldlove to live in a place waking up to spectacular views like that on a dailybasis. it looks like paradise.

哇，这真是不可思议，我倒是想住在这样一个每天醒来就可以看到壮观景色的地方，这就是个天堂。

Sarah 1996 xoxo, Northern town, United Kingdom,3 weeks ago

Don't let ISISfind it.

不要让ISIS找到这个地方。

So_over_it, Perth, Australia,3 weeks ago

If the photographer had of taken a pictureof behind where they are standing you would see this town is 2 mins away fromIca/Santiago......

这个地方离圣地亚哥只有两分钟的车程。

richard, leeds, 3 weeks ago

One more question. How much are the housesworth.

我有一个问题，这些房子值多少钱。

GessicaPG, NY, United States, 3 weeks ago

No houses, just hotels

这里没有房子，只有酒店。

richard, leeds, 3 weeks ago

Two questions,Can they get a mobile phonesignal and where does all the sewage go.

这里的居民能获得手机信号吗，还有他们的生活污水都排到哪里去了。

Supergrandma007, Nonesuchplace, United States, 3 weeks ago

They cover it up in the sand like the catsdo.

他们把污水都排到沙漠里去了，像猫那样做。

Alex, Glasgow, United Kingdom,3 weeks ago

I've been there! It's beautiful and thereare buggys you can hire to go riding over the sand dunes which is awesome. Ihad a really great time and got some amazing photographs :)

我去过那里，确实是个美丽的地方，你还可以驾着马车在沙丘上玩耍，太棒了。我在那里过得很开心，拍了很多好看的照片。

Tintin, Queensland,Australia,3 weeks ago

so many interesting and beautiful places toput on the bucket list, now I just need to win the lottery.

有这么多美丽好玩的地方我还没去过，现在我需要做的就是中彩票大奖。

Trainergirl, British Ex Pat- WesternCanada, Canada,3 weeks ago

You can see from the photos that thevillage is NOT in the middle of nowhere. In one photo you can clearly see alarge town nearby. For goodness sake!

你可以从照片中看出这个地方并未位于不毛之地中。在其中的一张照片中，你还可以看到附近有一个大型城镇。

Citysnaking, London, United Kingdom,3 weeks ago

I visited a few years back, very surreal,sand-boarding down the dunes just before sunset was a highlight! A must visit!

几年前，我去过，非常的超现实。落日之前在山丘上滑沙是重头戏！必游之地！

jason, Harrogate,3 weeks ago

The Atacama desertcovers 105,000 km² - not exactly small

阿塔卡玛沙漠面积为105000平米，所以并不小。

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