Cajamarca’s mix of natural and archaeological attractions Baños del Inca The rejuvenating natural hot springs once favored by Inca royalty, is located five miles (8km) from the town. Ventanillas de Otuzco Is an ancient cemetery that pre-dates the Caxamarca culture,…

It was in this beautiful northern Andean town that the Spaniards began their inexorable conquest of the Inca Empire in 1532, when they captured and held for ransom Inca Atahualpa. In exchange for his life, Atahualpa offered his kidnappers “a…