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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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

Machu Picchu is just the headline act in a country that runs from Pacific desert to Amazon rainforest.

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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