  History:
The archaeology of Cajamarca is known
more and more so that we now know that there were occupations of hunters and collectors
which became in agriculturists and ceramists in 1800-1500. It seems that the oldest
ceramics of Peru known as Pondache and Yesopampa is located in this region. A large
sequence indicating the progressive domain of the valleys and diffusion of Camelidae
cattle trade from the South has been found in Huacoloma. Since that time, there are
important hydraulic engineering works like Cumbemayo. The ending of this formative stage
including sites like Kunturwasi and Pacopampa is seen as an age of great cultural Apogee.
Then, the Cajamarca Culture was organized, this culture was famous for its beautiful
pottery made of kaolin and which achieve a remarkable fame in all Andes because Wari's
people took several tools. The region of Huamachuco and Cajabamba where there are
important centers like MarcaHuamachuco was a very developed zone; when Wari's people
conquered this zone there were a urban division until the Inca Conquest took place there
and the regional capital was established in the city of Cajamarca as we know it now.
The capture of the Inca Atahualpa took
place in the main square, this Inca offered spaniard Francisco Pizarro the most
substantial rescue ever paid for his freedom. Cajamarca declared its Independence in
January 1821 daring the Spaniard power. At the present time, Cajamarca has one of the most
important milky watershed in the country.
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