Museo Arqueologico UNC

Museo Arqueologico UNC is a museum in Cajamarca, Cajamarca Department. Museo Arqueologico UNC is situated nearby to the marketplace Mercado Central, as well as near the government office HIDRANDINA.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Ransom Room is situated 300 metres south of Museo Arqueologico UNC.

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. St. Catherine’s Cathedral, Cajamarca is situated 250 metres southwest of Museo Arqueologico UNC.

San Francisco de Asis (Cajamarca)

Church

Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 4.0.

San Francisco de Asis (Cajamarca) is a church, which is situated 310 metres south of Museo Arqueologico UNC.

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.

Museo Arqueologico UNC

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Cajamarca, Cajamarca Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-7.15503° or 7° 9′ 18″ south

Longitude

-78.51656° or 78° 30′ 60″ west

Open location code

6743RFVM+X9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5141561950

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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Notable Places Nearby

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