Capital: Ica
Location: It is a predominantly coastal department, but has part of Cordillera de los Andes. Bordered: on the north by Lima, on the south by the Department of Arequipa, on the east with the departments of Huancavelica and Ayacucho Departments, on the west by the Pacific Ocean. For its strategic location is a gateway to the coast of the production departments of Ayacucho, Cusco and Huancavelica.    
Population: It has 290.000 dwellers.

Average Annual Temperature: Ica has a warm subtropical desert dry, with an average temperature of about 22 ° C. Unlike the central coast as (Ancash and Lima), Ica climate is dry and sunny even during the winter months, but warns that the winter nights are cooler and can drop to 7 or 8 ° C. Summers are warmer and drier than the central coast of Peru and can reach close to 36 C °, especially in the city of Ica is located inland. The presence of Paracas or strong winds is very common during the summer months.

Access Routes
By Land: The Ica region is strategically located on the road infrastructure. Panamericana Sur highway crosses the 5 provinces that make up equally; in the province of Nazca oceanic corridor will pass between Peru and Brazil coming to the port of Marcona. For the province of Pisco have the road or via Los Libertadores, which connects the Ica region directly with the central and southern highlands of central Peru.
By plane: International Airport Captain Renan Elias Olivera
Aerodrome: In Ica and Nazca.
Runway: In Palpa and Marcona.
Ports: Pisco, General San Martin in Paracas, San Nicolas and San Juan in Marcona and La Caleta de Tambo in Mora and Chincha.

Ica is a city in south-central Peru, capital of Ica, located in the narrow valley formed by the Ica River, between the Grand Tablazo of Ica and the western slopes of the Cordillera de los Andes.
The area where the city is situated was a region of several pre-Hispanic cultures such as Paracas, Nazca, Chincha and Ica Culture. On June 17, 1563, the city was founded as Villa de Valverde, who then called San Jerónimo de Ica.
In Ica highlights the extensive agriculture and agro-export production articulated around the valley, located in the desert of the Pacific. Important are the cultivation of grapes, asparagus, date palms and cotton, mangoes, avocados, among other products, many of which make the valley one of the most successful cases of agricultural exports.
The oasis of Huacachina, located at 5 km from the city of Ica is lined with sand dunes suitable for practicing the sport called "Sandboard” (sand table) as well as other adventure sports.