Ica, a department on the coast of Peru, with an area of 8400 sq. m. and a pop. of over 60,000. The greater part is a sandy desert, but the river-valleys are fertile, and are planted with corn, fruits, cotton, and indigo. In one of these valleys lies the capital,
Ica, 50 miles SE. of Pisco, its port, with which it is connected by railway. Pop. 7000.