Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Post
Serpost
(Apurimac 626)
Tourist Information
www.regioncajamarca.gob.pe
;
El Complejo de Belén; 7:30am-1pm & 2:30-5pm Mon-
Fri)
Tourist information and local map for sale (S1.50). It also operates a small
info booth
Offline map
Google map
( 8:30am-12:30pm & 3:30-5:30pm Mon-Fri)
next to Iglesia de
San Francisco.
Getting There & Away
Air
Schedules are subject to change, as well as occasional cancellations and delays, so recon-
firm and arrive early at the airport
(CJA)
, about 4km outside town.
1024)
flies this route most economically, with two daily flights leaving Lima for Ca-
jamarca at 5:10am and 3:10pm and returning at 7:15am and 5:15am.
three flights between Lima and Cajamarca, leaving the capital at 5:40am, 10:30am and
3:30pm, returning from Cajamarca at 7:35am, 12:40pm and 4:50pm.
Bus
Cajamarca continues its ancient role as a crossroads, with buses heading to all four points
of the compass. Most bus terminals are close to
cuadra
(block) 3 of Atahualpa, about
1.5km southeast of the center (not to be confused with the Atahualpa in the town center),
on the road to Los Baños del Inca.
The major route is westbound to the Panamericana near Pacasmayo on the coast, then
north to Chiclayo (eight hours) or south to Trujillo (eight hours) and Lima (14 hours).
The southbound road is the old route to Trujillo (at least 15 hours) via Cajabamba (4½
hours) and Huamachuco (7½ hours). For Huamachuco and on to Trujillo, change at Ca-
jabamba. The trip to Trujillo takes two or three times longer on this rough dirt road than it
does along the newer paved road via Pacasmayo, although the old route is only 60km
longer. The scenery is prettier on the longer route, but most buses are less comfortable and
less frequent beyond Cajabamba.
