Duration: 8 hours

Cumbemayo Tour - Cajamarca

In the morning, after your breakfast, you'll drive to Cumbemayo, a collection of fascinating rock formations called the Frailones, Stone-Age petroglyphs, and a pre-Inca aqueduct that is still in operation. After exploring the Cumbemayo area,continue to the necropolis of Otuzco, where the graves of the Cajamarca people, who flourished between 500 and 1200 AD,are cut into a volcanic rock cliffside. In the afternoon, continue on to the Tres Molinos Farm, where excellent kinds of cheese and butter are produced. Return to your Cajamarca hotel for the night.

On this tour you’ll visit the ancient aqueducts and archeological wonders of Cumbemayo. This tour provides travelers with a good glimpse into the Peruvian past. The carved water canals at Cumbemayo are incredible and continue to baffle archeologists, one look at these smooth, straight structures and you too will be amazed. It’s thought that the canals were carved with obsidian hammers. They are at least 3,000 years old and provide evidence for the feats of hydraulic engineering that the inhabitants of this region were capable of. The canals divert water from the Pacific side of Peru to the Atlantic side. There are several enigmatic petroglyphs here as well. Some archeologists think that Cumbemayo was once used for religious purposes. No doubt about it, this is a spectacularly beautiful place, especially with its ichú grass and strange volcanic formations. Be sure to have your camera handy when visiting.