Cajamarca

Cumbemayo Archaeological Complex

Cumbemayo offers a site of singular beauty that reveals a mixture of human ingenuity and the power of water to change the landscape. The complex is composed of three important archaeological groups: the Aqueduct, the Sanctuary and the Caves and Shelters. Read more…

Kuntur Wasi Ceremonial Center

A ceremonial center that corresponds with the Initial and Early Horizon periods, Kuntur Wasi dates from about 1100 BC. The complex rises from platforms and plazas, sustained by stone walls of enormous size. Read more…

Ransom Room (Cuarto del Rescate)

This small room is believed to be the place where the Inca Empire’s demise began with the capture of the Emperor Atahualpa. Held for ransom by Spanish conquistadors, Atahualpa hoped to obtain his liberty by promising to fill one room with gold, and two others with silver and precious stones high enough to reach his upstretched arm, hence the name “Ransom Room.” Read more…

Layzón Pyramid

A monumental structure from the early pre-Hispanic period, the Layzón temple takes the form of a truncated pyramid with rounded corners and containment walls, as well as tall monoliths with bas-relief carvings cut into the rock. The walls of the temple reach heights of more than six meters. Read more…

Necropolis of Combayo

These tombs have been carved into the rocky and sheer Mount San Cristobal, near the village of Combayo. Read more…

Windows of Otuzco

Known by archaeologists as the Necropolis of Otuzco, the “windows” refer to the appearance of the tomb entrances in a series of horizontal rows. The windows have been hollowed out to form square and rectangular chambers, carved into a rocky surface of volcanic origin. Read more…