Cajamarca
Cajamarca is in the northern highlands of Peru. The city is well known for its fine cheeses and dairy products. Wikivoyage
Population 201,329 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Peru
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Cuarto del Rescate Attraction · 970 m - Museo Belen Museum · 930 m
- Nueva Acrópolis - Cajamarca Museum · 500 m
- Ovalo El Inca Memorial · 660 m
- Medical Museum Museum · 910 m
- Archeologic Museum Museum · 920 m
- Museo de Arte Religioso Convento de San Francisco Museum · 930 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Carnaval de Cajamarca
February – March
Held every year in February or March. The three most important days include the day of water and paint, participants cover themselves and each other in paint while onlookers throw water at them.
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Feria de Todos los Santos
November
Traditional festival on November 1
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Cajamarca); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.