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IcaNewest Review: ... no for an answer. So, that’s how I found myself dancing in the main square of Ica with a local twice my age getting rather too close for my liking (until someone finally rescued me). Let’s just say, it was an unforgettable experience. A few minutes' walk from the main square was a church, lit up for the festival with brightly coloured lights, and there were stalls around with fairground-style games, kids’ funfair rides, people selling balloons, and finally the evening was capped off with a fireworks display and a procession. Peru is a Catholic country and they take great pride in celebrating religious and other festivals with a passio... more |
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by lenstar - written on 12/12/05 (Very useful, 234 readings)
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The majority of people who visit Peru fly into Lima then because it is depressingly grey and overcast (due to a sea mist that hangs over the capital for most of the year) head straight out to Cuzco, Machu Picchu and head off on the Inca Trail. Most people associate Peru with jungle, rainforest, the Andes and the Amazon (not to mention Paddington Bear), but a few hours’ drive south of Lima (325km/202 miles to be exact and located high enough above sea level to avoid the sea mist) you will find the Peruvian desert and a place less well-known but well worth including in your itinerary: Ica. Ica has the honour of being a department, a province, a city and a ...
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