Ica (Region)

The Ica Region (Spanish: Región Ica, Quechua Ika suyu ) is a region in southeastern Peru. Covering an area of ​​21,305 km ² 711 932 people ( 2007). The capital is Ica, which is also the capital of the homonymous province. The region and the capital were named after the river Ica.

Provinces

The region is divided into five provinces and 43 districts:

Province ( capital )

Geography

In it is situated on the coast of the Pacific region there are many desert areas. Off the coast of some islands are offshore, including Chincha, San Gallán, Ballestas, Independencia and Santa Rosa.

Climate

In Ica, there is a rich desert, subtropical dry climate with an average temperature of 22 ° C. Unlike the Central Coast ( as of Ancash and Lima), the climate in Ica during the winter months is very sunny and dry. Not to forget the nights can be very cold at 7-8 ° C in Ica. The summer in Ica 's hotter and drier than the rest of the Peruvian central coast and can reach a temperature of 36 ° C.

Attractions

Pisco

Pisco is the most important port city in Ica. It was home to the Paracas culture, a pre-Columbian culture. Before the city lies the Paracas Bay and the Paracas Museum is worth seeing.

Paracas

The National Reserve of Paracas is home to a large amount of sea lions, blue-footed boobies, pelicans, penguins and other marine mammals and seabirds.

Nazca

The Nazca are another vorkolumbisches civilized people, they have left behind in the desert sands of Pampa Colorada the province of Nazca impressive geometric patterns and lines of immense size, which are now known as the Nazca Lines.