The province of Ica is located in the central south coast of the Peruvian seaboard. It is considered the center where the important pre-inca civilizations Nasca (300 years b.C.) and Paracas (700 years b.C.) developed.

The men of Paracas practiced the trepanation of skulls on living bodies using knives made of "obsidiana", a certain kind of volcano rock. They also reached a great development in the art of weaving.

The Nasca culture stood out for its admirable knowledge in hydraulic engineering building aqueducts and subterranean canals reinforced by inner walls of stone and roofs of huarango.

Ica is known as the region of the sand and sea, of oasis and valleys. Besides of the pisco, wine and popular devotions, like the Señor de Lauren or the Sanctuary of Yauca.

It is interesting to visit:

Square of Arms
Sanctuary of Señor de Lauren
Regional Museum Maria Reiche
Museum of Piedras Grabadas (Engraved Stones)
House of the Marquis of Torre Hermosa
Wine cellars Vista Alegre, Tacama and Ocucaje
Huacachina Lagoon
Snowy Mountain Ampay