Chinchimarca
Chinchimarca is a hamlet in Cajamarca, Cajamarca Department and has an elevation of 2,755 metres. Chinchimarca is situated nearby to the hamlet Aylambo, as well as near Huayllapampa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
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. Ransom Room is situated 3½ km north of Chinchimarca.
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 3½ km north of Chinchimarca.
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 3 km north of Chinchimarca.
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.
Chinchimarca
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Cajamarca, Cajamarca Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-7.1888° or 7° 11′ 20″ southLongitude
-78.51856° or 78° 31′ 7″ westElevation
2,755 metres (9,039 feet)Open location code
6743RF6J+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 7265936455OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13239838
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In Other Languages
“Chinchimarca” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Chinchimarca”
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