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Cerro Santa Apolonia
The garden-covered hilltop of Cerro Santa Apolonia overlooks the city from the southwest and is a prominent Cajamarca landmark. It's easily reached by climbing the stairs at the end of 2 de Mayo. The pre-Hispanic carved rocks at the summit are mainly Inca, but some are thought to originally date back to the Chavín period. One of the rocks, known as the Seat of the Inca, has a shape that suggests a throne, and the inca (king) is said to have reviewed his troops from here.
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El Cuarto del Rescate
The Ransom Chamber is the only Incan building still standing in Cajamarca. Despite its name, the room shown to visitors is the spot where Atahualpa was imprisoned, not where the ransom was actually stored. It has three trapezoidal doorways and a few similarly shaped niches in the inner walls - signature Incan construction.
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