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Cajamarca, CumbemayoCumbemayo

Cumbemayo is a diverse archaeological complex:

• «Aqueduct», a channel dug into the rock about 30 cm wide, 50 cm deep and 8 km long. Construction time around 1500 BC.

• Caves with many well-preserved rock paintings.

• Sanctuary, a cliff shaped like a human head. In the place corresponding to the mouth, a small grotto has been excavated, containing rock paintings that have not been deciphered to this day.

• Ceremonial altars with stone steps in the platforms at the edge of the canal.

• Stone forest with enormous cliffs of varied and capricious shapes. The most famous group are the «Frailones», which resemble a silhouette of monks in a silent procession.
Cumbemayo

Geographical location

20 km southwest of Cajamarca.


Altitude

3500 m.

Climate of the nearby city of Cajamarca:

Average temperature

January: 14,2 °C, February: 13,4 °C, March: 13,5 °C, April: 13,4 °C, May: 12,7 °C, June: 11,8 °C, July: 11,9 °C, August: 12,3 °C, September: 12,8 °C, October: 13,6 °C, November: 13,3 °C, December: 13,4 °C.

 

Average high and low temperature

January: 21,1 °C / 7,4 °C, February: 20,2 °C / 6,7 °C, March: 20,3 °C / 6,7 °C, April: 20,2 °C / 6,6 °C, May: 21,0 °C / 4,5 °C, June: 21,1 °C / 2,6 °C, July: 21,1 °C / 2,7 °C, August: 21,0 °C / 3,6 °C, September: 21,0 °C / 4,6 °C, October: 21,0 °C / 6,3 °C, November: 21,2 °C / 5,5 °C, December: 21,1 °C / 5,7 °C.

 

Average rainfall

January: 98 mm, February: 111 mm, March: 133 mm, April: 91 mm, May: 42 mm, June: 15 mm, July: 8 mm, August: 14 mm, September: 40 mm, October: 92 mm, November: 68 mm, December: 83 mm.

Source of statistical data: es.climate-data.org.

 

Average relative humidity

January: 61%, February: 66%, March: 69%, April: 66%, May: 63%, June: 59%, July: 59%, August: 55%, September: 61%, October: 57%, November: 56%, December: 61%.

Source of statistical data: Weatherbase.

Photo: ANDINA. 



Travel programs:
Cajamarca, Cumbemayo   PTW-CAJ001

Experience Cajamarca

5 days / 4 nights

Citytour in Cajamarca, rock tombs of Otuzco, haciendas for horseback riding and tasting of dairy products, Cumbemayo, «Baños del Inca» thermal baths, Granja Porcón.

     
     
     
     










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