San Vicente Alto
San Vicente Alto is a locality in Cajamarca, Cajamarca Department and has an elevation of 2,715 metres. San Vicente Alto is situated nearby to the locality Urubamba, as well as near Estanco.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ransom Room and St. Catherine’s Cathedral, Cajamarca.
Ransom Room
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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
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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.
Iglesia y Convento de La Recoleta
Church
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Iglesia y Convento de La Recoleta is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cajamarca.
Cajamarca
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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 Vicente Alto
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cajamarca, Cajamarca Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-7.17326° or 7° 10′ 24″ southLongitude
-78.53074° or 78° 31′ 51″ westElevation
2,715 metres (8,907 feet)Open location code
6743RFG9+MPGeoNames ID
13239219
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“San Vicente Alto” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “San Vicente Alto”
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