Ica is located in the southwest of Peru. It is the region that covers most of Peru’s coast desert and it was also the home of regional cultures from the Antique Peru. From Lima (Peru’s capital) is a five hour journey by car to get to Ica. A few minutes away from the main road is the Pacific Ocean, the blue side of the desert.
From the port in Pisco you can go by boat to Ballestas Island, a group of small islands that are the habitat for different marine animals. Another attraction of the area is Tambo Colorado, an Inca settlement considered one of the best preserved archaeological sites in Peru.
Nearby, from the airport in Ica, planes can be taken for a 45 minutes away stop to admire the Nazca Lines. The Nazca Lines are unique in the world; they are geoglyphs that scholars believed were made by the Nazca culture. There are hundreds of individual figures which complexity goes from lines to stylized monkeys, spiders, fish, lizards, hummingbird and sharks.
La Huacachina, a lagoon surrounded by palms located 3 miles away from Ica is considered an oasis in the desert, where extreme sports can be practiced.
If you want to find out more about Ica go to http://www.perutravels.net/
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