- Source temperature
- 72°C
- Bathing temperature
- 40°C
- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Accommodation
- Hotel on site
Baños del Inca lies six kilometres from Cajamarca, in Peru's northern highlands. The Inca ruler Atahualpa was resting at these springs with his army when the Spanish arrived in November 1532, and a stone pool traditionally identified as his bath survives on the site.
Balnevia view
Why visit
The springs are hot enough to require cooling, and the complex runs both public pools and private tubs. It combines an unmistakable historical setting with everyday local bathing culture.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Baños del Inca springs
- Character
- Hot mineral water cooled before bathing; used since pre-Hispanic times.