Legend has it that Inca Emperor Atahualpa had to be roused from his bath, here in the Banos del Inca, with the news that the Spanish had entered Cajamarca. Whether true or not, it will take something ...
Overlooking Cajamarca's colonial plaza, the natural feature of Cerro Apolina dominates the colonial city of Cajamarca. Here, it is said, Inca Emperor Atahualpa sat surveying his troops centuries ago &...
The charming plaza at the heart of the Colonial Centre of Cajamarca is faced on one side by a small steeple-less cathedral and on the other a much larger Franciscan church. This church is part of a co...
High in the mountains above Cajamarca nature has carved a forest of stone named Cumbe Mayo. Thousands of pinnacles rise from the ground often seeming to form recognisable shapes. But foggy Cumbe Mayo...
High in the hills above the Rio Jequetepeque valley that leads from the northern Peruvian coast into the mountains of Cajamarca, is a temple named Kuntur Wasi, meaning House of the Condor. This 3000 ...
Looking out over the valley is the necropolis of Combayo, often known as Ventanillas de Combayo. Carved into sheer rock at nerve-racking heights, these niches that appear like windows were anci...
Ventanillas de Otuzco are named “windows” for their appearance. These odd niches carved into the cliff face outside Cajamarca were actually tombs for the elite. This necropolis just outsi...
Relatively isolated until recent years when road connections from other cities were improved, Chachapoyas is now a stepping-stone to the ancient world of the mysterious Cloud People. The colonial-era...
Brought to the world's attention less than a decade ago by German Stefan Ziemendorff, the stunning waterfall deep in the virgin forests north of Chachapoyas is exceptionally tall. Based on Ziemendorff...
Perched on the ledge of a cliff, the pre-Inca sarcophagi of Karajia resemble heads and torsos and are two metres tall and as much as 1000 years old. Overlooking the valley, high above the Urcubam...
