El Carmen (San Juan Bautista)

El Carmen (latitude -13.970634, longitude -75.729141) [1] is an agricultural village in the district of San Juan Bautista which is in the Province of Ica, in the Region of Ica, in south Peru.

[2] (Not to be confused with a 'district' of the same name of El Carmen which is located to the north in the Chincha Province of Ica Region).

It has another population center called 'Invacion' directly next door, which add another 1,000 (approximate) people to the immediate village area size.

San Juan Bautista town, south of El Carmen, is where the Tacama Winery is located (Peru Population maps).

The main church in the village square is Yglesia del Carmen [1], built in 1779, but was destroyed during this 2007 earthquake.

Village square with earthquake damaged church Yglesia del Carmen which was built in 1779, which is no longer in use but church authorities are restricted from demolishing it by the local government authorities due to its historical significance.