Located in the Andes of Northern Peru, the history of Cajamarca goes back some 2000 years. During the time of the Incas the city was considered a sacred place. Noted it’s beautiful churches and Incan baths, Cajamarca is best known as the place where the Spanish defeated the Incas.
It was in Cajamarca that Francisco Pizzaro and his men captured Atahualpa. In exchange for his freedom Atahualpa offered the Spanish a room filled with gold and twice over with silver. Though the Spanish received the treasure they killed the Incan leader anyway.