Cajamarca Services

TOURISM

The official tourist information office is located within the Complejo Belén, on Belén and Junín. The Tourist Police can be found on Jirón Amalia Puga 807 (one block from the Plaza de Armas).

MONEY

There are several ATMS and branches of national banks throughout Cajamarca.

Banco Financiero: Monday-Saturday 9.30 a.m.-9.30 p.m, Sunday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Jr. Amalia Puga 505.

Banco de la Nacion: They can wire and transfer money abroad. Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5.30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Jr. Pisagua 552.

KEEPING IN TOUCH

There are a number of Internet cafés and phone kiosks in the city center, and particularly around the Plaza de Armas. Internet costs around $1 an hour. The post office, Serpost, is on Jirón Atahualpa.

MEDICAL

Cajamarca has a public hospital, Hospital Regional de Cajamarca (Av. Mario Urteaga 500. Tel: 362-533) and a 24-hour private clinic, Clinica Limatambo (Jr. Puno 265. Tel: 0800-20900), that provides general and emergency health services, in-patient care, surgery, and dentistry. There are several pharmacies around town; just off the Plaza de Armas is Boticas BTL (daily 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Jr. Amalia Puga 718).

LAUNDRY

There are a few lavenderias (laundromats) dotted around the town center. Rates are around $1 a kilo.