Sights in Ica
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Museo Regional de Ica
In suburban San Isidro, don’t miss this gem of a museum. It has an impressive collection of artifacts from the Paracas, Nazca and Inca cultures, including superb examples of Paracas weavings, as well as textiles made of feathers. There are beautiful Nazca ceramics, scarily well-preserved mummies of everything from children to a small macaw, trepanned skulls and shrunken trophy heads, enormous wigs and tresses of hair. Out back look for a scale model of the Nazca Lines.
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Museo Cabrera Piedra
On the Plaza de Armas, the Museo Cabrera Piedra has an oddball collection of thousands of carved stones and boulders graphically depicting diverse pre-Columbian themes, from astronomy to surgical techniques and sexual practices. The eccentric collector, Dr Cabrera, claimed the stones were ancient, but they're very likely elaborate fakes. If you'd rather not pay, you can sneak a peek at some of the carvings outside the museum entrance.
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Museo Cabrera Piedra
On the Plaza de Armas, this unsigned museum has an oddball collection of thousands of carved stones and boulders graphically depicting diverse pre-Columbian themes, from astronomy to surgical techniques and sexual practices. The eccentric collector, Dr Cabrera, claimed the stones were ancient, though there is local speculation as to whether they may be elaborate fakes.
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Bodega Ocucaje
Some of Peru’s finest wine comes from Bodega Ocucaje, but unfortunately it’s fairly isolated, over 30km south of Ica off Carr Panamericana Sur. Hiring a taxi to reach the winery costs around S30 each way, or you can join a local tour leaving from Ica.
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Bodega Vista Alegre
Bodega Vista Alegre, 3km northeast of Ica in the La Tinguiña district, is the easiest of the large commercial wineries to visit (taxi one-way S5). It’s best to go in the morning, as the winery occasionally closes in the afternoon.
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Iglesia de La Merced
Ica’s cathedral, Iglesia de La Merced, was rebuilt in the late 19th century and contains a finely carved wooden altar, though the effects of the 2007 earthquake are clearly visible in its crumpling steeple.
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Bodega Tacama
Producing the right stuff, Bodega Tacama, 11km northeast of Ica, offers interesting tours of its industrial facilities. Again, you’ll have to hire a taxi to get here (S15 each way).
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Santuario de El Señor de Luren
The Santuario de El Señor de Luren boasts an image of the patron saint that is venerated by pilgrims during Semana Santa and again in October.
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Iglesia de San Francisco
The hulking Iglesia de San Francisco has some fine stained-glass windows.
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