Located at 2720 masl / 8924 fasl, has a semi dry and temperate climate. The annual average maximum temperature is 22ºC (71ºF) and the minimum is 5ºC (42ºF). The rainy season begins in October and ends in April. It has at 870 km / 541 miles from Lima and by air Regular flights from Lima, takes hour and 15 minutes
*Santa Apolonia Natural Lookout, located in highest point of the city. The hill, Santa Apolonia, which used to be called Rumi Tiana (Stone Seat), is a strategic viewpoint for the city and the Cajamarca valley. At the edges still remain vestiges of pre-Hispanic constructions like the so called “Silla del Inca” (Seat of the Inca), formed by a stone block that juts out from the hill itself and was carefully carved to give it its current form. Among the stairways and gardens, there is a wonderful chapel dedicated to the Virgin of Fatima.
*Ransom Room,The Inca Atahualpa, who was kept prisoner in this room, offered Francisco Pizarro to have the room filled completely with silver twice and gold once as a ransom.. It was built of stone and with the walls slightly inclined to give the characteristic trapezoidal features of Inca constructions. This is the only feature of Inca architecture left in the city
*Cumbemayo Archeological Complex, just at 20 km / 12 miles southeast of Cajamarca
this complex is surrounded by an interesting stone forest that seems to mimic the silhouettes of pious friars (for which it is popularly called “frailones” or giant friars). In addition, you find the Aqueduct (1000 B.C.), a unique work of hydraulic engineering, the Sanctuary, a cliff that looks like
*Layzon Archeological Complex, just at 9 km / 6 miles southeast of Cajamarca The main structure is built by superimposing somewhat smoothed stones on top of each other, and there are six platforms joined by staircases This consists of walls that surpass six meter in height and stone monoliths with high reliefs.. On the sides, there are various buildings lined up and towards the southeast, a great platform. The place might have been dedicated to the gods.
*Windows of Otuzco, just at 8 km / 5 miles northeast of Cajamarca. The square or rectangular niches were sculpted in a volcanic rock face in consecutive lines. The graveyard of Otuzco is popularly known as the “windows of Otuzco” because of its particular shape. Because of grave plundering, it is difficult to know the exact age, but certain evidence points to the Caxamarca culture, who ruled the region between 300 A.D. and 800 A.D.
*The Baths of the Inca, just at 6 km / 4 miles east of CajamarcaThese hot springs of mineral water with a maximum temperature of 72ºC (158ºF), possess therapeutic properties for the treatment of bone and nervous system disorders. Originally called Pultamarca, it is here, supposedly, that Atahualpa was resting just before the confrontation with Pizarro.
*Porcon Farm, located at 30 km / 19 miles north of Cajamarca The members of this coop have decided to open their doors to the public, show their way of life and let the public participate in the farming, cattle ranching, and forestry tasks. In addition, you can hike through the forest and fields. Porcon Farm gathers together agrotourism, nature, and cultural interchange in one place.
