Local legend holds that Huacachina Oasis in Peru was formed by the tears of a ... Wadi Bani Khalid in the Wahiba Desert, Oman, is fed both by rainwater and by hot springs located in the nearby ...

As a plane soars over the high desert of southern Peru, the dull pale sameness of the rocks and sand organize and change form. Distinct white lines gradually evolve from tan and rust-red.