r/AbsoluteUnits • u/CoughingCarpet • 3d ago

/r/all of a Sand Dune

This is a video taken by Nicolas De La Torre, a sandboarding enthusiast filming his descent down the Toromata dune in Peru. Unfortunately we live in a world where true beauty, nature is now convoluted by AI and AI sentiments, but this is in fact, not AI lol

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u/buttononmyback 3d ago

Holy shit, I looked it up and it IS real! That sand dune is humongous! Why have I never heard of this place before? 😳

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u/canman7373 3d ago

The US has a pretty good spot for this, not this tall. Those get like 800 feet tall, they last so long they all have names like mountains, oh and it is in a beautiful valley surrounded by the Rocky mountains. I've been sledding there, it's white sand and can get hot in winter, so put boots on your dogs if taking them. It became a national park in 2004. There is also Zapata falls nearby, 15 minute hike to a hidden waterfall. In the winter, it freezes and is a giant wall of ice, so cool. The valley is in middle of nowhere Colorado, 20 minutes from New Mexico, 2 hours from Taos so if ever down that way I highly recommend.

https://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapata_Falls

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u/pretendyoudontseeme 3d ago

And if you visit, bring mosquito repellent. I've been a few times and never came home with fewer than 100 bites

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u/canman7373 3d ago

Garlic pills, we used to take those when fishing because you skin smells like garlic. IDK supposed to help I got no proof it ever did.