Location:
South-Central Peru Coast
Capital:
Ica (1332 ft)
Altitude
Minimum:
6 ft (Paracas)
Maximum:
12 454 ft (San Pedro de Huacarpana-Chincha)
Weather
Maximum: 89.6 °F
Minimum: 48.2 °F
Terrestrial
– Lima – Chincha: 124 miles (3 hours)
– Lima – Paracas: 161.55 miles (3 hours 30 minutes)
– Lima – Ica: 188 miles (4 hours)
– Lima – Palpa: 267 miles (6 hours 30 minutes)
– Lima – Nasca: 276 miles (7 hours 15 minutes)
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES
Activities
– Picnic in the Huacachina desert
– Landscaping visit to the beaches of the Paracas National Reserve (La Mina beach, Mendieta, Roja, Yumaque and Lagunillas)
– Biking or buggy at the Paracas National Reserve
– Overflight of the Nazca Lines
Gastronomy
Some of the most popular dishes include carapulcra and sopa seca, Pallares stew, and the delicious stone-grilled shrimp.
Festivals and Events
Black Carnival and Tourist Week in San Juan de Marcona (Feb-Mar) / International Grape Harvest Feast and the Lagares route (Mar) / Touristic Nazca week (May) / Pilgrimage of the Lord of Luren (Oct) / Lines and geoglyphs of Nazca and palpa declaration(17 Dec).