Cajabamba

Cajabamba is a city in the department of Cajamarca.

Cajabamba is a town in Northern Peru and is the capital of the province of Cajabamba, in the region of Cajamarca. On the 19th of March, 1888, painter José Sabogal was born in Cajabamba. The José Sabogal Dieguez Quick Painting Contest is held annually in Cajabamba. The Day of the Virgin of the Rosary, or the Virgen de Rosario Festival, has been held annually in Cajabamba since 1668. The festival start with a mass on the first Sunday of October, and the 10-day celebration includes fireworks, local arts, and traditional dances. Cajabamba has a long history and was an important settlement in the Andean region before the arrival of the Spanish. The surrounding countryside remains predominantly agricultural, with local communities cultivating crops and raising livestock. The town is known for its traditional festivals, Andean culture and pleasant mountain scenery. Spanish is the main language, while Quechua is also spoken in some rural communities. The population of Cajamarca depends on the specific area you mean: the wider Cajamarca Region has roughly 1.49 million people, the Cajamarca Province has about 392,000, and the main city proper has an urban population estimated around 200,000 to 226,000 residents.

The province of Cajabamba was founded by the friars of the Order of Hermits of the Great Father Saint Augustine, who, having been sent from Spain by King Charles V with the permission of Pope Paul III, arrived in this region in 1533. The "Three Juans," a trio of friars named Juan de San Pedro, Juan del Canto, and Juan Ramirez settled on the right bank of the Los Ojos de Lanla spring. As part of their mission to colonize the area, the friars reorganized the Huarangas, small groups of scattered people who gathered for work.

Cajabamba has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb) with consistently mild temperatures. Cajabamba has a dry season from June to August.

There are frequent buses from Cajamarca & Huamachuco, both of which are best accessed from Trujillo. There are flights from Lima [1]^{[dead link]} to Trujillo, Cajamarca & Chiclayo. Lider has flights from Trujillo to Chagual, near Huamachuco.

Mototaxis are commonly used for short trips around Cajabamba. Taxis and local vehicles can be used to reach villages and attractions outside the town.

Festival Calendar [2]^{[dead link]}

• Quengococha Lagoon: Surrounded by various mountains: De los Pozos, El Espejo, El Envigado, De las Cuevas, El Corazón and El Colorado. It has an "S" shape, with a maximum depth of 15 meters. The water has an impressive blue-green color. At a height of 3,660 m asl and it takes 75 minutes to get there by car or 4 hours walking.
• Cochecorral waterfalls: Known as Masmacocha (which in Quechua means "water stands"); It has a drop of more than 200 meters and more than 1,000 steps in calcareous rocks. It is accessed by walking for approximately 90 minutes.

Cafés and restaurants serve coffee, tea, fruit drinks and soft drinks. Traditional Andean beverages may also be available during local festivals.

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• Huamachuco — Andean town in the neighbouring La Libertad Region.
• Celendín — Mountain town northeast of Cajamarca.
• San Marcos — Town and province in the Cajamarca Region.
• Trujillo — Major coastal city and gateway to northern Peru.