Who thinks about Cajamarca, she thinks immediately about culture fields extending to the flank of the way, in slopes of hills, the plains of the gorges.
The charming city, considered Historical and Cultural Patrimony of the Americas, became during the incaica time administrative, military and religious center of singular importance. The 16 of November of 1532, were scene of one of the most transcendental episodes of American history, when a group of Spaniards to the control of the conqueror Francisco Pizarro took prisoner to the Atahualpa Inca. This one offered to buy its freedom filling of gold the quarter where he was imprisoned and both contiguous of silver to where it reached his arm. Atahualpa paid the ransom, but equal it died executed. At the moment, a mark in the stone wall indicates until where the enclosure filled.
The city reflects the Spanish influence in the architecture of the Cathedral, the churches of San Francisco, Bethlehem and the Calm one; and in its houses of two floors and ceiling to two waters. To the east of the city, is the district Baths of the Inca, famous by thermal waters where the Inca was used to also bathing and because are there the Windows of Otuzco, set of niches of the old inhabitants of the place. In the province of San Pablo are two great archaeological complexes: Cumbemayo, vestige of ceremonial altars and aqueducts Incas, and Kuntur Wasi, ceremonial complex of several places and platforms maintained by stone walls of great size.
To the north of the city is Porcón Farm, where the traveller has the opportunity to take part from the activities that are developed in the cattle ranch. The cows are famous that go to be milked when they are called by his name.
Another one of the attractiveness on which it counts the region is the most famous medicinal sources thermus-mining, calls the Baths of the Inca that, as its name indicates, was the favorites of the Inca, who liked to enjoy the benefits his waters, whose temperatures are between the 67 and 76 centrígrados degrees.
Located to hardly six kilometers of the city of Cajamarca, the district of baths of the Inca (2,720 msnm) counts on multiple hotels that offer to their delicious visitors pozas in each room and, even, spa developed by European experts.
• Altitude: 2.720 msnm
• Terrestrial access: File-Trujillo-Cajamarca, 872 km by the North Pan-American Highway (15 hours in car approximately).
• Aerial access: Regular flights from Lima to the city of Cajamarca (1 hour, 10 minutes approximately).
• Relief: The department of Cajamarca presents/displays a relief of smooth slope and low height in comparison with the rest of Peruvian the $andes. The territory is formed by numerous broken valleys and.
• Season/Climate: The city of Cajamarca owns a semi-dry climate and tempering. The season of rains begins in October and concludes in April. The temperature average annual principle is 21,5°C (70,7ºF) and the minim 5,3°C (41,6ºF).
• Celebrations: The carnival of Cajamarca is one of most famous of Peru. In him are her amiable people and funny, to districts and institutions participate until the burial of the “nonCarnavalón”. The celebration lasts a month approximately, but the central days are reduced to eight, in which nobody is saved of a dip. It also emphasizes Fair FONGAL, from the 24 to the 31 of Julio, with exhibition and sale of farming and industrial products.
• Gastronomy: “Sharp of towards fried guinea pig”, “Chicharrón with mote” (meat of pig cooked in its own fat), “Humitas” (sweet mass of stuffed maize of cinnamon and raisins) and “green Broth” (soup of Pope with aromatic grass of the region)
• Crafts: multiple materials like the wool, the leather, the wood work, aloe fiber, clay and stone.