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Cajamarca
Peru
Cajamarca is a city in the northern highlands of Peru, set in a fertile Andean valley. It is historically significant as the place where the Inca emperor Atahualpa was captured by Spanish conquistadors in 1532, an event recalled at the site known as the Ransom Room. Visitors come for its colonial churches and plaza, the thermal baths of Banos del Inca, the ancient aqueduct of Cumbe Mayo and the region's dairy products.
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Things to do in Cajamarca
- 2 Days Private Tour in Cajamarca · 48 h · from $370 · 5.0/5 (33 reviews)
- Cajamarca: Cumbemayo - the Stone Forest · 5 h · from $25 · 4.8/5 (4 reviews)
- 5 Day Adventure from Cajamarca to Chachapoyas and Kuelap · 120 h · from $1,200 · 5.0/5 (2 reviews)
- Half-Day Private Cajamarca City Tour · 3 h · from $57 · 5.0/5 (1 reviews)
- Half-Day Private Tour to Cumbemayo, The Stone Forest · 4 h 30 min · from $82 · 5.0/5 (1 reviews)
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC-5 · 1 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Main language
- Spanish
- On the map
- 7.16° S, 78.51° W
Near Cajamarca
- Trujillo · 120 km away
- Chachapoyas · 126 km away
- Chiclayo · 154 km away
- Tarapoto · 248 km away
- Huaraz · 284 km away
- Cuenca · 477 km away
More of Peru
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Where to stay
Hotel Los Nogales
10/10 · 107 reviews
Rey Palace Hotel
10/10 · 10 reviews
Casa de Campo Santa Rosa
10/10 · 8 reviews
Hotel Puñuykuna - Cajamarca
10/10 · 2 reviews
MiniDepa Económico
10/10 · 2 reviews
Hostal Monumental
10/10 · 1 reviews
Suite Central
10/10 · 1 reviews
CASA BONITA hostal boutique
10/10
ART HOUSE Hacienda San Antonio
10/10
Casa Pablo
9.8/10 · 38 reviews