Exotic and Historic Travel

Ica Location:
Central Coast, 406 meters above sea level (1,332 feet)

Distances to Ica:
Today Forecast:
From Lima 325 Km (202 miles)
From Paracas 75 Km (46.6 miles)
From Nazca 135 Km (84 miles)
From Arequipa 701 Km (435.7 miles)
Population:
267,540 inhabitants

About Ica
Ica is known as an area of sand, sea, oases and valleys, the cradle of Peru’s Creole culture, saints and medicine men, where the best pisco brandy is distilled and where religious fervor is strong in the worship of the Señor de Luren or the Yauca shrine. The sandy wastes of this area gave rise to major pre-Colombian civilizations, leaving traces that have survived the ravages of time and wind erosion. Read the rest of this entry »