Palpa - Ica

The Palpa Province is the smallest of 5 provinces of the Ica Region of Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Palpa.

Boundaries

• North: Huancavelica Region
• East: Ayacucho Region
• South: Nazca Province
• West: Ica Province

Political Division
The Palpa Province is divided into five districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):
Districts

• Llipata
• Palpa
• Río Grande
• Santa Cruz
• Tibillo

Palpa Lines and Figures
Kilometer marker 400 of the Pan-American Highway South. These are enormous zoomorphic and phytomorphic geometric drawings similar to the Nasca Lines. They are located in the towns of Sacramento, Pinchango, and Llipata.

Chichictara Petroglyphs
Village of Chichicara. 10 km / 6 miles east of Palpa (15 minutes) You can see rocks carved with different images of warriors, felines, monkeys, deer, camelids, snakes, birds, and others.

Attraction in Palpa

Lost City of Huayuri
Kilometer marker 384 of the Pan-American Highway South; take the turnoff to the town of San Francisco.
Archeological complex formed by narrow streets that lead to wide promenades. The place predates the Inca empire and was most likely built during the Late Intermediate Period (1200 A.D. – 1400 A.D.).