Attractions Cajamarca

MAIN ATTRACTIVE OF THE CAPITAL
The Seat of Arms. She is one of amplest and greater historical value. In her the encounter of two great cultures seted out. It is located on the old seat, where they executed the Atahualpa Inca.

The Cathedral. Located to a flank of the Seat of Arms. Constructed in century XVII. Its facade is one refined sample of the baroque art with platerescas reminiscencias, with columnatas, arabesque, cornices and hornacinas. Its greater altar is totally in gold bread.

Church San Francisco. Integra the convent of the same name. It has valuable religious pieces of iconography, imaginary and painting. It also lodges to the Museum of Colonial Religious Art.

Monumental Set Bethlehem. Its construction corresponds to centuries XVII and XVIII. This colonial historical monument, with frontis and cupola rich carved in stone stonecutting, is one of the great exponents of the baroque Hispano-American, symbol of the cultural identity of Cajamarca.

The Bethlehem Set includes/understands the church of the same name, the old hospital of women and men, the Quarter of Rescate and a local Museum.

Church of the Recoleta. Constructed in century XVII, it is located in the populated district of San Sebastián. It shows a sober stone facade carved and remarcada by esbeltas espadañas in triple arc.

The Quarter of Rescate. Main monument of the encounter/confrontation of two worlds and only vestige of incaica architecture. It was the place where the captive Atahualpa Inca offered a fourth gold plenty and two of silver to obtain its freedom.

Hill Santa Apolonia. Splendid natural viewpoint from where all the valley is controlled. Also rest are appraised preíncas (pre Chavín) of a stone altar, commonly known like "the Chair the Inca".

OTHER ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE DEPARTMENT
Baths of the Inca. Thermal water bath with temperatures that arrive until the 79 degrees located at 6 km of the capital. By the comfort of its establishment and curativas properties of its sources they are considered like of one of most important of the continent.

Windows of Otuzco. Great necrópolis preínca to 8 km of the city.

Criptas dug in farallones rocky as a immense funeral mosaic is characterized by his.

In its majority they are simple niches, but there are others are galleries with lateral niches.

The Colpa. Beautiful place of the cajamarquina and host countryside of the cattle center "the Rescue". Very visited because it is made here before the public the traditional cattle working where it emphasizes the "call of the cows", those that disciplinadamente go to the place of milking to the being called by their names.

Pariamarca. Small atmosphere town typical farmer and who emphasizes by his weaves and dye use of varied colors.

Aylambo. Center of the rural development impelled by the National University of Cajamarca. It has a School Factory of Pottery where modern technologies with the ancestral ability are combined.

Cumbemayo. Impressive archaeological set in the skirts of the hill the Cumbe. The channel of Cumbemayo is considered one of most remarkable hydraulic engineer installations of the pre-Hispanic America and is the unique one that trasvasa the waters of the river basin from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic. In addition there is an immense stone forest known like the Frailones, by the forms of the stone blocks.

Llacanora. Typical Andean pueblito to 30 minutes of Cajamarca from where it is possible to be walking to two beautiful waterfalls Necrópolis de Combayo.

Archaeological place of much importance. Necrópolis of origin preínca that is characterized by the beautiful windows dug on alive rock, more remarkable in number and in conservation that those of Otuzco.

Huambocancha and Porcón. Communities that excel in the artisan stone works, carvings of sinks, flowerpots stand, stature and small adornments. Huambocancha in addition counts on one of the cemeteries gladdest of the world, on tablets carved in stone in form of frontis of churches and painted with tones pie.

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