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Practica 27 - Nuñez Quintana
Practica 27 - Nuñez Quintana
PRACTICE 27:
1. choose a department of our nation, and
describe the places it has to visit, and do
tourism.
Cajamarca is a historical and tourist region, one of the most beautiful in Peru. It is
where, in fact, our world history begins, in the clash of two worlds, which generated
the Peru we know today. Learn about its history, its attractions and the three must-see
places in this region.
They are a set of funerary buildings that are 2,650 meters above sea level. They have a
particular architecture that presents hundreds of windows and individual funerary
niches similar to windows, drilled into rock of volcanic origin that reach between 8 and
10 meters deep. Its entrances are rectangular or quadrangular cut, with a height of 50
to 60 centimeters. This archaeological site would be a cemetery belonging to the
Cajamarca culture (200 AD - 800 AD), the same one that had the ritual of burying their
dead in niches dug into the rock at the top of the ravines in the area.
It is located in the historic center of the city of Cajamarca, next to the San Francisco
church, along with the Inca pool or Inca baths. It is the only relic from the Inca period,
since the rest were destroyed. The room is the place where the Inca Atahualpa offered
a room full of gold and two full of silver as a ransom to regain his freedom. In this
room, the Inca Atahualpa was imprisoned for 8 months and 10 days in 1532. On the
walls there is a line that indicates the height to which he promised to fill the room with
gold. Most travelers always raise their arm to see how high they would fill the place.
INCA BATHS
In the Baños del Inca district, 6 kilometers from the city of Cajamarca (northern highlands of
Peru) and at 2,680 meters above sea level, is the Baños del Inca Tourist Complex, which has
hot springs with temperatures above 70°C (158°F). .
The minerals that make up these waters have therapeutic properties that can be used to treat
disorders of the bones, the nervous system, the dermis, and it is even said that they can help
reduce or cure gastritis. Likewise, there are testimonials from visitors who claim to have cured
illnesses and disorders such as rheumatism, bronchitis and anxiety.
The complex has four sections divided into: 58 individual pools for tourists, 35 rooms with
collective pools, an imperial section with 19 pools and 19 compartments with shower services.