Cajamarca ( Spanish pronunciation: [kaxaˈmaɾka] ; Quechua : Kashamarka ; Aymara : Qajamarka ) is a department and region in Peru . The capital is the city of Cajamarca . It is located in the north part of the country and shares a border with Ecuador . The city 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.
2-577: The Cutervo Province is one of the thirteen that make up the Cajamarca Region of Peru . It is the home of the Cutervo National Park . It has a population of 162,686 and an area 3,028.46 square kilometers (1,169.29 sq mi). It is divided into fifteen districts: 6°22′12″S 78°49′12″W / 6.37000°S 78.82000°W / -6.37000; -78.82000 Cajamarca Region The oldest known irrigation canals in
4-740: The Americas are located in the Nanchoc District of Cajamarca Department. The canals in the Zaña Valley have been radiocarbon dated to 3400 BCE, and possibly date to 4700 BCE. From the 6th to the 10th century the people of the Wari culture ruled earlier cultures in the highlands. They established the administrative center of Wiraquchapampa . In the 15th century, the Incas conquered the territory, expanding their empire. They established their regional capital in what
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