Amid a vast desert, hidden among the largest sand dunes in Peru, lies the only natural desert oasis in South America. Huacachina, one of Peru's most prominent tourist spots, just behind Machu Picchu, ...

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is in south-central Colorado, about 700 miles from Kansas City. From Denver, the park is a 240-mile drive. Follow Interstate 25 south for 160 miles to ...

Summer is about to kick into high gear. And while many of us don’t have the bandwidth to plan an epic vacation to some of the least visited or remote National Parks in the United States, we still want ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Southern Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve always has half of what it takes to make a beach — and lots of it. The large, main dunefield ...

(CNN) — For those who find themselves awed by arid landscapes, there’s no place like Africa. The continent boasts nine separate deserts, including a vast Sahara that sprawls across much of the north, ...

HUACACHINA, Peru — On our way back to Lima after our Nazca adventure, we decided to stop at Huacachina, a hippie hangout and former playground for the Peruvian elite. The town is a desert oasis near ...

According to an ancient Inca legend, a young hunter came upon a beautiful native princess crying over the loss of a handsome prince. As she fled from the hunter, her many tears formed a desert oasis, ...

Thanks to images in publications such as this and all across the internet, we know what to expect when we arrive at Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve. But imagine the early, unsuspecting ...

Colorado's Great Sand Dunes are the tallest dunes in the country. Because of the diverse landscape of wetlands, alpine lakes, tundra, grasslands and forests, this natural landmark has become a ...