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Location: The Department of Cajamarca is located in the north of the country, in the western área of the Andes, encompassing both mountain and jungle areas. Its limits are Ecuador in the north, the Departments of Piura and Lambayeque in the west, Amazonas in the east and la Libertad in the south.
Climate: Varies according to the geographical area considered. It is generally dry, mild and sunny during the day, and cold at night. The most intense rainy season includes the months of December to April.
Area: 36,418 square kilometers.
Capital: Cajamarca. Located at 2,729 meters above sea level, in a beautiful and fertile valley framed by the Mashcon an Chota rivers.
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City of Cajamarca
Surroundings of Cajamarca
The tourist attractions of the Department of Cajamarca are concentrated in the capital and its immediate surroundings: colonial architecture, archaeological sites, natural landscapes and rest centes with hot springs.
THE CITY OF CAJAMARCA
Cajamarca is the most important city in the northern highlands of the country. Framed in a beautiful natural environment, Cajamanrca preserves an important historical and cultural legacy, the traces that recall its colonial past being especially relevant.
Main tourist attractions of the city:
- Main Square.
- Rescue Room.
- Cathedral.
- Church of San Francisco.
- Recoleta Church and convent.
- Monumental Ensemble of Belen.
- Church of Belen.
- Men’s Hospital: Medical Museum.
- Women’s Hospital: Archaeological Museum Pinacoteca and Ethnographic Museum.
Colonial Covers
- Palace of the Counts of Uceda
- House Silva Santisteban
- Mansion of Toribio Casanova
Hilla of Santa Apolonia
Viewpoint of Santa Apolonia and Silla del Inca chapel of the Virgin of Fatima
SURROUNDINGS OF THE CITY OF CAJAMARCA
Near Cajamarca there are numerous places of tourist interest, both in the immediate surroundings of the city and in other more remote areas, which are easily accessible by road:
- Bath of Inca: Hot springs and archaeological site.
- Cumbe Mayo: archaeological complex and natural area.
- Ventanillas de Otuzco: archaeological site (Cajamarca Culture).
- Ventanillas de Combayo: archaeological site (Cajamarca Culture).
- Layzón: Ceremonial center.
- Porcón Farm: agricultural and livestock activities.
- Hacienda La Collpa: cattle breeding.
- Llacanora: craft center an natural area with waterfalls.
- Aylambo: pottery craft center Pariamarca: textile craft center.
