Cajamarca Department
Also known as Cajamarca, Peru, Cajamarca region
department of Peru
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Cajamarca is a department (administrative region) located in the northern highlands of Peru. It is historically significant as the site where Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro captured the Inca emperor Atahualpa in 1532, a pivotal moment that led to the fall of the Inca Empire.
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Cajamarca ( Spanish pronunciation: [kaxaˈmaɾka]; Quechua: Kashamarka; Aymara: Qajamarka) is a department of Peru. It is located to the north of the country and shares a border with Ecuador. It is administered by a regional government. The capital is the city of Cajamarca, which has an elevation of 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) above sea level in the Andes Mountain Range, the longest mountain range in the world. Part of its territory includes the Amazon rainforest, the largest in the world.
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