Cajamarca: Tour to the Pre Inca Otuzco Necropolis, Botanical Garden and Hacienda In Spanish
ID: GYG963168-O-1497966
Category:
Country: Peru
Duration:
03:30 hours
Description
Be amazed by the pre-Inca cemetery of Otuzco.
Appreciate the architecture of the Tres Molinos hacienda.
Get to know and taste local dairy products.
Discover the Botanical Garden of Hydrangeas.
We start the tour with the pick up at your hotel, a staff will pick you up and transfer you to the vehicle that will carry out the excursion.
Departure to the town of Otuzco and visit to the Hanging Bridge of the Chonta River; The Necropolis of Otuzco is located 7 km from the city of Cajamarca, also known as "Ventanillas de Otuzco", is a pre-Inca cemetery consisting of 337 tombs carved into the volcanic rock in the form of small windows, the niches and galleries are 8 to 10 meters deep and each burial cavity is 50 or 60 cm, it is believed that the dead were buried first in the ground and then some bones and skulls were deposited in the niches for veneration. According to the legend through some windows you can reach galleries that culminate in Cusco.
This tour is complemented with a visit to the Hacienda Tres Molinos, the house is simply of unparalleled beauty and architectural style, in the stables you can see the most productive cows of milk and as a center of agribusiness in the factory "Los Alpes" observe the development of dairy products such as cheese, butter, blancmange.
Continuing along the road, by the front of the stables, we can discover the "Garden of Hydrangeas", beautiful Botanical Garden where we can observe a great variety of flowers, fruits of different types and sizes, recreating the view with the great variety of Hydrangeas characterized by their particular size, we will also appreciate handicrafts to take them as a souvenir. You can also taste delicious typical food of the region, sweets or a delicious chicha de jora. We end our day at the Plaza de Armas of Cajamarca.
Highlights
- Surprise yourself with the pre-Inca cemetery of Otuzco.
- Appreciate the architecture of the hacienda Tres Molinos.
- Get to know and taste local dairy products.
- Discover the Hydrangea Botanical Garden.
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The activity is conducted with a tour guide who speaks Spanish and English.
Children who do not pay travel on their parents' lap and under their responsibility.
INCLUDED
- Hotel pickup service from the hotel
- English-speaking and Spanish-speaking tour guides
- Tourist service mobility
- Tickets
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.