Otuzco Necropolis Tour with Tres Molinos Hacienda
From €27 per person
See availability →An Otuzco Necropolis tour from Cajamarca: pre-Inca tombs cut into rock like small windows, a historic hacienda with dairy tasting and a hydrangea garden, with a guide.
This Otuzco Necropolis tour begins with a hotel pick-up and a drive to the town of Otuzco, 7 km from Cajamarca, with a stop at the suspension bridge over the Chonta River. The main sight is the cemetery called Ventanillas de Otuzco: 337 tombs cut into volcanic rock as small windows, niches and galleries that go 8 to 10 metres in. The dead are believed to have been buried in the earth first, with some bones and skulls moved into the niches as an act of veneration. A legend adds that certain windows open onto galleries leading all the way to Cusco.
Next comes the farm estate of Tres Molinos, with:
- the manor house, admired for its architecture
- the stables, where you see the dairy cows
- the Los Alpes factory, where cheese, butter and manjar blanco are made, with local dairy products to taste
- the Garden of the Hydrangeas, a botanical garden with many kinds of flowers and fruit in different sizes
Handicrafts are on sale for souvenirs, and you can try regional dishes, sweets or a glass of chicha de jora if you wish.
The excursion lasts about three and a half hours and finishes at the Plaza de Armas of Cajamarca. The guide speaks English or Spanish. Transport, hotel pick-up and admission tickets are included; tips, food and drinks are not. Wheelchair users should know the tour is not suitable for them.