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Van de Putte & Dieleman - Cajamarca-Chachapoyas Review

Van de Putte & Dieleman - Cajamarca-Chachapoyas Review

Feedback from thirty-something Belgian couple, Thomas van de Putte & Sofie Dielema, on their overland trip from Cajamarca to Chachapoyas … and back.

Cajamarca: where History was Made ... and Ignored

Cajamarca: where History was Made ... and Ignored

The Cuarto del Rescate is one room, of Inca stonework, with a red line drawn at around 2m high, supposedly indicating the height at which the room was to be filled with gold treasures. 

Not really much to indicate the change of regimes, religions, language and world view that the execution of Atahualpa signified. Not to mention the massive loss of life through pestilence and warfare. 

Luckily, Cajamarca has a lot else to offer, even if its remarkable place in history is not abundantly obvious or celebrated.