Ica, capital of the region of the same name, located in an inland valley formed by the River Ica is surrounded by deserts, and is the only region consists of plains, the Andes Mountains rising far inland.

Ica is famous for its countryside, wine centers, for the quality of its wines, being in this area the most important wine producers. Deserves to highlight the grape harvest festival in Ica, conducted with great wine consumption and cachina. In the fertile valleys cultivated cotton, grapes, snuff and linen. Major ports has engaged in the extraction of tuna, bonito and swordfish, which are produced and preserved fish meal.

The Valley of Ica was the center of developing major pre-Hispanic cultures of Paracas (Pisco) and Nazca (Nazca). Today, the area can appreciate the Nazca Lines Nazca calls, an agricultural calendar of 500 km2 in extent, drawn between 100 and 800 AD, in the pampas of Soccos with its center of this culture was Cahuachi, and are considered the best potters of Pre-Columbian America. The Paracas culture, direct ancestors of the Nazca culture, the ancient Peruvian culture is held in the current and southern coastal region of Ica, discovered by Peruvian archaeologist Julio Cesar Tello in the year of 1.927. This culture excelled in trepanning of skulls (medicine) and the textile art. Days later, the domain of the Inca empire in territory Iqueno began during the rule of Inca Pachacutec, which strongly favored its development with the construction of the canal Achirana, a region that was called Chinchaysuyo. 

It was founded by Dan. Luis Jeronimo de Cabrera on September 30, 1.563. At the time of independence, the liberator Dn. Jose de San Martin landed with his liberating expedition in Pisco, thus giving rise to its campaign to liberate Peru. 

Among its main tourist attractions include the Laguna de Huacachina, where medicinal thermal waters emerge, the regional museum of Ica, the geoglyphs or lines of Nazca, Paracas National Reserve: you can see various species of marine wildlife and coastal and accidents arches, cliffs and islets, from this point you can see the famous chandelier.

By Land: The department of Ica is well connected by road, because from Lima, there interprovincial transport services, through the South Panamerican Highway, 303 kilometers of travel by car. The trip takes about 4 hours.
By Air: From Jorge Chavez International Airport (Lima) there are air taxi services to this region.
You can also find air shuttles flying over the Nazca Lines locally.
Ica has two airports:
- Airfield located near the Dunes Hotel, 5 km from Ica.
- Maria Reiche Airfield located at km 447 of the Panamerican Highway South (Nazca).