Ica, located at the southern coastal of Peru, is an agricultural zone where you see interspersed among the extensive desert area fields of cotton, butter beans, asparagus, citrus tree orchards, as well as vineyards. Some of the most important civilizations of ancient Peru established themselves here like the Paracas and the Nazca.
The Paracas National Reserve is a must stop; this State protected natural area is, among its beaches and staggeringly beautiful rock formations, the refuge to fur seals, otters, penguins, dolphins, and more than two hundred species of birds such as flamingos, waders, and guano birds.
In the province of Nazca, a little more than one hundred kilometers from Ica, there are the Nazca Lines, one of the greatest archeological mysteries of the world. Formed by a series of lines and gigantic drawings traced upon the sands, the Nazca lines feature figures like a spider, a hummingbird, a monkey, etc. that can only be truly appreciated from flying above them.