Cajamarca, Peru Travel Blogs

Northern Peru
Feb 18, 2005 (5 photos)

... surrounding. Chiclayo was a fab start to our time in Peru. When we left Chiclayo on Wednesday we headed east to Cajamarca, a fantastic town with lots of culture and friendly people wearing their traditional dress - with the tallest hats I've seen - taller ...

Time to Start Exploring Peru
Oct 1, 2005 (13 photos)

... actually quite fun as the discotech I went to was packed and the typical Peruvian fiendliness prevailed. On Sunday, I was off to Cajamarca, a small town in the northern highlands. It is off the beaten track and I was actually a little bored there so I ...

Adios, Cajamarca!
May 25, 2008

... to fill the room with gold bars. Whatever the case, it is the very last vestige of any Inca architecture left in Cajamarca. Fantastic! After visiting those places, my sightseeing in Cajamarca is offically done. I headed back to the hostal to repack my ...

Wednesday¨- Thursday
Oct 30, 2008

... her.   We declined a warm offer of drinks.  And later we went to New York Pizza.  A must for any Cajamarca bound.  Especially when you haven´t had a descent meal in three days.   Later we caught up with Wojtek, still grieving ...

The Andes and we´re Alive (one for you Marshal)
Oct 26, 2008 (7 photos)

...   It got dark pretty quickly around 6 oclock and we headed in to the clouds near the peak, still no sign of Cajamarca.  Everything took on a quiet ghostly eeriness, and the bus went quiet, everyone hope the driver could see where he was going.& ...

loooong bus ride
May 29, 2009 (17 photos)

The bus from Chiclayo to Cajamarca was supposed to be 6 hours, but ended up being over 10 hours due to the poor road conditions.  I was a bit nervous arriving in town after midnight without knowing where I would stay, but it ended up being pretty easy ...

Window into Cajamarca
Mar 16, 2007 (8 photos)

Cajamarca located in the northern sierra (highlands) of Peru is steeped in history and despite being off the gringo trail it receives its fair share of Peruvian visitors and offers many interesting tours. Being one of the only gringos in Cajamarca was a ...

Bathtime
May 23, 2008

... his infamous ransom for his freedom: he promised Pizarro he would fill one room with gold and two rooms with silver here in Cajamarca. Pizarro agreed....the rooms were filled with over 13,000 pounds of gold and 26,000 pounds of silver from all over the ...

A day in the mountains...
Oct 27, 2008 (3 photos)

... was right under our feet.  Literally.  In fact it´s part of the building that is the Hotel Peru.   Ewa was actually thinking of leaving Cajamarca early because it was rainy and cold sometimes and the food wasn´t so good, until we found this ...

Strange Days
Mar 17, 2007 (16 photos)

Today was a strange day, I chose to join a tour of Granja Porcón an evangelist settlement overlooked by God Loves you billboards. I got the impression most the inhabitants didn´t get out much and after trying to get a photo with one of the loom workers, I ...

Cajamarca
Sep 20, 2008 (23 photos)

... selbst in der Trockenzeit gelegentlich, und so ist hier oben alles viel gruener. Auch waehrend unserer 4 Tage Aufenthalt in Cajamarca regnet es an 3 Nachmittagen, einmal schuettet es sogar richtig lange und ausgiebig: gerade an dem Tag, an dem wir ...

A relaxing day:)
Oct 28, 2008

... cropped up but we are doing our best to stick together.  The days out are cool anyway.   So the week in Cajamarca starting Tuesday with the Banos de Incas, a local hot spring that has been turned into a gardens with private bathrooms around it ...

Cajamarca
Jan 3, 2009 (5 photos)

Now here in Cajamarca, one of the larger cities of the northern Sierra. Very nice city and some sites nearby to  checkout. The ride was an epic, 8 hour jolt on gravel roads climbing the Maranon Valley.  Not sure how long Ill be here. ...

Cumbe Mayo
Jun 23, 2006 (5 photos)

From Wikipeia: ¨Cumbe Mayo is located about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of the Peruvian city of Cajamarca, at an elevation of approximately 11,000 feet (3,300 meters). The location is best known for the ruins of a Pre-Columbian aqueduct stretching ...

Lori Berenson in Huacariz Penitentiary
Jun 25, 2006 (2 photos)

... on a tour of a pre-incan aqueduct outside the city, and our tour guide mentioned that there is an american in prison here in cajamarca. he pointed to the prison building from our vantage point on a hill above the city and said, ¨you can eat for free there¨. ...

Chachas to Cajamarca
May 19, 2009 (19 photos)

My next stop on my circuit through northern Peru was Cajamarca.  Getting there, however, would not be easy.  I could take a collectivo back to Pedro Ruiz and from there a bus to Chiclayo where I would change to Cajamarca.  This is the main ...

altitude exploded my kiehls!
Jul 14, 2009

cajamarca - a city high up in the mountains. took a 6 hr overnight to chiclayo (arriving at 4am) and then 9 more delayed hours on a super bumpy crazy road to get here. the people are super friendly though and our place is only 35 soles (12 bucks) and the ...

Cajamarca - She ate a Guinea Pig!!!!
Mar 14, 2008 (8 photos)

... . Guinea pig is a local delicacy here and everyone raves about it. To be honest it didn´t really do much for us! Cajamarca Then next day we wondered round the streets of Cajamarca. The centre of town is a lovely square with 2 impressive churches (look ...

Leaving Cajamarca
Jan 15, 2009 (36 photos)

Enjoyed an extended stay in Cajamarca and visited a few of the local attractions such as the Incan Baths, were the King Inca Atahualpa was bathing when the Spanish arrived. Other points of interest were Cumbe Mayo , a cave and ancient aqueducts from ...

Taking a Sick Day
May 24, 2008

... see 3 tables of gringos! I swear, I haven´t seen more than a few non-Peruvian tourists all the days I´ve been here in Cajamarca. I felt like asking them, "What are you doing here?" I had Caldo Verde, the vegetable/potato/egg/cheese soup that I had my first ...

Atahualpa vs Pizarro
May 21, 2009 (12 photos)

... the tens of thousands troops under his command.  What a sight it must have been! When Pizarro marched into Cajamarca in November of 1532, the city was quiet because most of the 2000 inhabitants were at the nearby hot springs.  The ...

Escape to the mountainous land of Incan gold!
Dec 14, 2006 (18 photos)

... bought a wristband from one of their stalls that was in the colours of Everton FC instead. I spend a week in Cajamarca, enjoying good food and my comfortable bed. There are plenty of flash restaurants and swanky hotels for such a ...

Thermal Incan baths and some old windows
Aug 25, 2006 (9 photos)

... at it all. I didn't leave a tip because the chicken's foot was still freaking me out a little. The place I am now, Cajamarca is the most significant Incan site Ive been to so far. This is where the Spanish turned possible defeat into a glorious victory, ...

Cajamarca: The Jewel of the Northern Highlands.
May 5, 2009 (14 photos)

Ben and I finally made it to Cajamarca after a long, loooong flight and stay at the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima on Sunday into Monday.  We had a chance to see many passengers and airport staff wearing face masks to protect against the ...

My oh my, Cumbe Mayo!
May 22, 2008

... ladies were hysterical at my peanut gallery comments, but I couldn´t help it. The sites in northern Peru are endless! I´ve only scratched the surface! Back in Cajamarca I bid my tourmates farewell and headed straight to lunch, as it was after 2pm. I went ...

Wood´s Stone
Apr 14, 2003

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Naming Of The Cows
Mar 18, 2007 (11 photos)

Seeking a bit of amusement I took a tour to Casa Hacienda La Colpa, a working cattle ranch where Senor Castro herds the cows into their stalls by cracking a whip and calling them by name! And yes OCD sufferer that I am I checked every single one of the ...

Pre-Inca Wonder
May 20, 2009 (15 photos)

I have wanted to go visit Cajamarca since reading Jerad Diamond's Guns, Germs & Steel where he recounts the devastating story of Pizarro's slaughter of the Incas.  I don't know exactly why that story spoke to me so loudly, maybe it speaks to ...

FROM CHAOS TO RECOVERY
Mar 21, 2008 (21 photos)

... forest as we climbed, in and out of fog banks, until we found the regional center - pre-Inca and Inca as well - of Cajamarca, famous for its hot springs. Forty Spaniards with guns defeated 80,000 Inca troops here. We're in the Cord Centro mountains, but ...

Cajamarca, Dairy Capital of Perú
May 21, 2008

... impressions are very favorable! My guidebook says "If you want to see what Cusco was like before the tourist invasion, go to Cajamarca in northern Peru" and that is exactly how it feels. The little bit I´ve seen is like a bustling, small city with the laid ...