San Francisco de Asis (Cajamarca)
San Francisco de Asis (Cajamarca) is a church in Cajamarca, Cajamarca Department and has an elevation of 2,727 metres. San Francisco de Asis (Cajamarca) is situated nearby to Ransom Room, as well as near the church St. Catherine’s Cathedral, Cajamarca.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: cultural heritage site in Peru
- Also known as: “Iglesia de San Francisco (Cajamarca)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ransom Room and St. Catherine’s Cathedral, Cajamarca.
Ransom Room
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ransom Room is a small building located in Cajamarca, Peru. It is considered to be the place where the Inca Empire came to an end with the capture and eventual execution of the Inca Emperor Atahualpa.
St. Catherine’s Cathedral, Cajamarca
Church
Photo: tehzeta, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Catherine's Cathedral, also called Cajamarca Cathedral, is the main place of worship of the Catholic Church in the city of Cajamarca in Peru. Built in Baroque style it is owned by the Catholic Diocese of Cajamarca, and was declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation in Peru in 1972. St. Catherine’s Cathedral, Cajamarca is situated 280 metres northwest of San Francisco de Asis (Cajamarca).
Iglesia y Convento de La Recoleta
Church
Photo: Mark R, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iglesia y Convento de La Recoleta is a church, which is situated 520 metres southeast of San Francisco de Asis (Cajamarca).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cajamarca.
Cajamarca
Photo: Harleyca, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cajamarca, also known by the Quechua name, Kashamarka, is the capital and largest city of the Cajamarca Region as well as an important cultural and commercial center in the northern Andes.
San Francisco de Asis (Cajamarca)
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Cajamarca, Cajamarca Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-7.15778° or 7° 9′ 28″ southLongitude
-78.5161° or 78° 30′ 58″ westElevation
2,727 metres (8,947 feet)Open location code
6743RFRM+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 438306416OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
“San Francisco de Asis (Cajamarca)” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Francisco (San Antonio) de Cajamarca”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Francisco”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Francisco”
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