Main Attractions of Ica

Santuario del Senor de Luren . A sanctuary for the patron of the city whose venerated image is taken out in procession during Holy Week and the third week of October.

Laguna de Huacachina . Only 5 km (3 ml) from the center of the city, it is a perfect oasis surrounded by dunes and palms in a unique landscape.

Bodegas Vista Alegre . Founded in 1857 by the Picasso family, it is one of the biggest wine cellars of the country, famous for its wine and pure Ica pisco production.

Hacienda Vitivinicola Tacama . Wine production hacienda acknowledged internationally.

Regional Ica Museum . It houses a great collection of fossils, mummies, Paracas mantles, Nazca ceramics, and Colonial and Republican art pieces.

Museo Cabrera . This museum holds a valuable series of engraved stones depicting primitive life scenes. This collection makes a good summary of the origin of the Peruvian civilization before the Inca empire.

Iglesia de La Merced is located in the main square . It is built in typical Colonial architecture, and has a gorgeous carved altar decorated in gold leaf.

Casonas or Colonial Mansions . Among the most beautiful are, the Marques de Torre in the Plaza de Armas and Casa Mendiola in Bolivar street.

La Achirana del Inca . It is a 500 years old irrigation channel. Legend says that Inca Pachacutec ordered to built it as a proof of love to a young girl of the city.

Cachiche . This is an old town of sorcerers and curanderos (healers), which is part of the Ica folklore. It is surrounded by huarango trees and date palms, giving a mysterious atmosphere to the place.

Los Frailes Stone Forest . At 5 km (3 ml) from the city, the strange forms of the stones in Los Frailes are the result of the erosion produced by the presence of permanent winds in this part of the country.