Visit the Navarro winery, among several in Chincha.

Ruins in Ica
We must take advantage of the light of day to go to Tambo Colorado. The Inca administrative center was in Pisco and it takes about 40 minutes to get there. This way, you can see the ruins more clearly. If the sky is clear, you might be able to see from the Panamericana Sur, some of the Paracas Peninsula and the Ballestas Islands.

What will we see at Tambo Colorado? For starters, pre-Columbian architecture. In the main square there is an “ushnu” (an altar for prayers, ceremonies and sacrifices) to the side whose location is unusual because those are typically in the center. Also, you will see the palace where the Inca or the nobility lived, the observation tower and a drainage system. But lifestyles also stand out. The rooms are larger in the top floors where the Inca slept. Note the reddish color on the interior walls that give the Huaca its name. Finally, be sure to visit the site museum to soak up historical data. “Before the Los Libertadores highway was finished in 1998, the provincial buses drove right across the ruins,” says Liz Quintana, Buganvilla Tours guide. The cultural suicide of which we could have been victims is only perceived once you are standing there.

In the district of Chincha Baja, there is another archeological site called La Centinela, whose exploration has been temporarily abandoned, and has also been apparently uncared for by the Peru's National Institute of Culture. You can visit it for two soles.