Travel destinations Peru – History

Ventanillas de Otuzco

The «Ventanillas de Otuzco», also known as «Necrópolis de Otuzco», is a pre-Inca burial site with more than 300 crypts dug into rocky cliffs. In some places there are also rock paintings with zoomorphic and feline figures.

Geographical location

8 km northeast of Cajamarca.

Altitude

2850 m.

Climate of the nearby city of Cajamarca:

Average temperature

January: 14,2 °C, February: 13,4 °C, March: 13,5 °C, Abril: 13,4 °C, Mai: 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, Abril: 20,2 °C / 6,6 °C, Mai: 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, Abril: 91 mm, Mai: 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.orgi.

Average relative humidity

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

Source of statistical data: Weatherbase.

Photo: ANDINA. 

Travel programs:

		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.