Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Ica, Peru

Topdrukte — Navidad Negra in El Carmen, Summer / year-end holidays in Peru

• Risico

  Highland rains and huaicos

  15 jan – 31 mrt · meestalOverstromingsseizoen

  Rain in the Andes sends mudflows and river surges down into the desert valleys; in bad years the Ica, Ocucaje and Nazca areas flood and the Panamericana Sur is cut for hours. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Navidad Negra in El Carmen (24 dec – 6 jan)

Druk — Summer / year-end holidays in Peru, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Grape harvest

  1 feb – 15 apr · meestal

  Picking runs from February into April and the bodegas around the valley open their presses and stills while it is on — the only weeks you can watch pisco actually being made.

Nog steeds bezig: Highland rains and huaicos (15 jan – 31 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Festival de la Vendimia, Semana Santa and the Luren procession

• Festival

  Festival de la Vendimia

  6–16 mrtEet- & drinkfestivalDruk

  Ten days of grape-treading in the fairground, bodega tastings and a queen's coronation, with the central Friday a regional public holiday. Hotel prices in the town roughly double for it. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Semana Santa and the Luren procession

  20 mrt – 25 apr · meestalPasen & Goede WeekDruk

  Holy Week peaks on Good Friday night when the Senor de Luren leaves his sanctuary for a procession of more than sixteen hours over flower carpets. Pilgrims and Lima's long-weekend crowd, many bound for Huacachina, arrive together. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Highland rains and huaicos (15 jan – 31 mrt (meestal)), Grape harvest (1 feb – 15 apr (meestal))

Druk — Semana Santa and the Luren procession

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Grape harvest (1 feb – 15 apr (meestal)), Semana Santa and the Luren procession (20 mrt – 25 apr (meestal))

Druk — May break in Peru

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — National Pisco Day, Fiestas Patrias

• Seizoen

  Paracas wind and sandstorms

  1 jul – 15 okt · meestalWindseizoenRisico

  La paraca, a strong afternoon wind that lifts sand off the desert, is most frequent in the southern winter. It can cut visibility on the Panamericana and in Huacachina and ground Ballestas boat trips. Bron ↗

• Festival

  National Pisco Day

  22–28 jul · meestalEet- & drinkfestivalDruk

  Pisco's official day falls on the fourth Sunday of July, and Ica, where much of it is distilled, marks it with a mass toast on the Plaza de Armas and tastings at the fairground and bodegas. It runs into the Fiestas Patrias traffic from Lima. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Fiestas Patrias

  25–29 julNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  Independence on 28 and 29 July is Peru's biggest domestic travel break, often widened into a long weekend. Buses and domestic flights sell out and fares rise, hotels fill, towns hang flags for parades, and banks and offices close. Bron ↗

Druk — Mid-year break (Fiestas Patrias) in Peru

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Paracas wind and sandstorms (1 jul – 15 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Paracas wind and sandstorms (1 jul – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Señor de Luren processions, October break in Peru

• Festival

  Señor de Luren processions

  14–28 okt · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  The city's Cristo Moreno is carried through the streets on the third Monday of October and again the Sunday after, setting off at dusk once the desert heat drops. Ica plans the month around it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Paracas wind and sandstorms (1 jul – 15 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Navidad Negra in El Carmen, Summer / year-end holidays in Peru

• Festival

  Navidad Negra in El Carmen

  24 dec – 6 janKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  A day trip north to El Carmen in Chincha, where the Afro-Peruvian Hatajo de Negritos and Las Pallitas dance to violin through Christmas; 27 December, the feast of the Virgen del Carmen, draws the biggest crowds. Bron ↗