Cajamarca

Cajamarca Department · Peru

Cajamarca, Peru
Photo: Euyasik, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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A colonial highland city where the Inca emperor Atahualpa was captured by the Spanish. The Ransom Room and surrounding baroque churches recall this pivotal moment in Andean history.

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