Cajamarca Travel and Tourism Guide

I enjoyed the tour of Cumbe Mayo and went to see if there was space on the bus for the day tour of the Porcon farm north of the city.  There were just a couple spaces left and I was in time to nab one of them before the bus left with a full group.  The Porcon farm is a cooperative of the 7th Day Adventists who took over many thousands of square hectares in the mountains and undertook a reforestation project in addition to a large self-sufficient farm.  They started with a hecta...

Cajamarca is the first real city of any size that I have encountered since Cuenca on my trip south from Ecuador. This is good because it has given me a chance to upload some pictures since the internet is fast enough to accomodate this, and to buy a few necessary things before I leave the for the towns in the mountains on the road south towards the Cordillera Blanca. It is nice to have some variety in food choices and many shops to choose from, and for the most part Cajamarca seems like a rea...

Another early wakeup cause the customer wanted to check some stuff.  I thought it would take a couple hours but it ended up taking 7.  We got there at 6 am so we still had an afternoon.  Daniel wanted to go to this place called Porcon (Por Cone).  The turn off for it was on the way back from the mine and I had my camera with me so I was all for it.    The road to this place was basically an off road trail for about 15 miles.  The ride sucked but being abl...

Beautiful, fun place to visit all year long.