Los Baños del Inca

Los Baños del Inca are mineral hot springs located about 6km / 3.5mi east of Cajamarca. The hot water is channeled into a variety of pools. The Hotel Laguna Seca has its own private hot pools, which are well kept. There is also a less luxurious public complex, Complejo Touristíco Baños del Inca, which is usually very busy and packed with locals on weekends.

Los Baños del Inca is also famous for its role in the capture of Atahualpa. He is said to have been camped at the springs, or according to some stories, bathing here with a number of women, at the time Pizarro arrived.