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 that are claimed to be from long-lost civilizations. Conventional archaeological wisdom is that the stones are rather poor fakes but the museum continues to appeal to mystics and alien enthusiasts.
Museo Cabrera Piedra
Ica
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Ica’s cathedral was the last church the Jesuits built in Peru before their expulsion. It was rebuilt in the late 19th century and contains a finely carved…
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This hulking church withstood the 2007 earthquake and continues to show off its fine stained-glass windows.
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