Blogs from Ica, Ica, Peru, South America - page 2

After 12 hours on the majestic Cruz del Sur we arrived in Ica. In a reckless display of organisational prowess we booked our bus to Arequipa allowing one afternoon and one full day and night in Ica. This was the first time that we had been even remotely organised and bitter irony ensured that it was a massive error. We had an exceptional time in Ica and definitely would have stayed for longer. In these two days it rose up the table with ease to claim the number one spot of our Peruvian destinations to date. We stayed at Ica Wasi Hospedaje, a fairly new hostel with the incredibly friendly and over exuberant owner Giancarlo. His enthusiasm was such that he was bordering on the maniacal at times but we loved him regardless. On the first ... read more

We left Huacachina on the 6th to head for Arequipa. When we arrived back in Ica to book our bus ticket for that night, the bus had already sold out. So we were going to be stuck in Ica for the rest of the day and most of the next, as it is an overnight bus to Arequipa. So we found a hostel off Tacna that had the water pressure of a leaky faucet and gave me the creeps because I was pretty sure we were the only people staying there... Still pretty sure we were. Our initial plan was to head down to the Plaza de Armas and walk around looking for a hostel but our cabbie informed us that if we don't drop our bags first, we will be robbed. So after dropping our ... read more

So Serenom sme sa den predtym dohodli na odchode okolo 10 a tak sme v dohodnuty cas nasadli aj s vecami do jeho dodavky a vyrazili. Cesta do Ici trvala nieco vyse hodinky a Seren od nas na konci nic nechcel, ale my sme mu nejake peniaze na benzin aj tak dali. Hostel sme nasli bez problemov a dokonca mal aj poriadne teplu vodu co sa nestava prilis casto. Hned sme vyrazili do Huacachiny, je to oaza blizko Ici a volakedy to byvalo vyhlasene miesto pre peruansku smotanku v 40tych rokoch. Voda z laguny ma vraj liecive ucinky, ale ako postupne vysychal jej pramen, vysychal aj priliv bohatych navstevnikov a slava oasy postupne upadala. Dnes je to vyhlasene miesto pre party chtivych turistov. Cela laguna je obklopena obrovskymi dunami a tak jedna z hlavnych atrakcii je ... read more

Alright fellow jokers, I am Herqueque, the most mediocre chef in the Amazons! What is goin on? Sorry for that uninformative emo bullshit last time, not that much happened. But anyway got back from Ica and it was incredible. Boats are fun, small bumpy airplanes are fun, dune buggies are fun! Gives me something to which to look forward. When I return to this country with the Jesuits I know exactly where were goin. I still don’t get what the Nazca lines are for, theres not water beneath them, they aren’t star maps, I don’t really care why they’re there: they look cool, the plane ride was great and I got a book of jokes in Spanish: that’s what really matters. The Islas Ballestas were great too, they smelled really bad but it was worth it ... read more

We made it to Ica on January 12th. Ica is surrounded by vineyards and sand dunes. The view of the surroundings was vast and extraordinary. We were told the dunes stretch up to 50 kilometers (30 miles) to the Pacific and are said to be the largest sand dunes in the world; seriously impressive. We stayed at the Hotel Las Dunas. Our room was $100 USD per night. Yes the rate was costly, but the amenities and convenience was well worth it. The hotel is a family resort and includes swimming pools, a water slide, live nightly shows, horses, a planetarium, dune buggies, sand boarding, access to tour excursions, tennis, racquetball, two bars, an oversized chess board (the chess pieces were two ft tall), shuffle board, mini golf, skate ramp, bicycles, daycare, and fantastic buffets. On ... read more