Discover Baños del Inca

You can start planning a stay in Baños del Inca around the thermal baths: the springs, the Poza del Inca, and the visitor facilities provide concrete starting points for a bathing visit. You can then independently search for a hotel for your preferred travel dates.

Hot Springs and History

The hot springs of Baños del Inca have temperatures above 70 °C and originate in volcanic rock underground. The Poza del Inca is four meters long, four meters wide, and 1.70 meters deep. The temperature refers to the hot springs; the length, width, and depth describe the Poza del Inca.

The hot springs were originally called Pultumarca; the Inca Atahualpa is said to have used them. Baños del Inca was chosen as Peru’s first tourist attraction by popular vote in the national “Las Siete Maravillas del Perú” competition. This award is a historical recognition, not a current ranking.

Visitor Facilities

There are children’s play areas around the swimming pools at the Complejo Turístico Baños del Inca. If this facility is important for your visit, check its current availability in advance. The thermal baths have food and drink outlets offering takeaway options; the visitor facilities at the Complejo also include restaurants and cafeterias. Individual vendors may change.

Arts and crafts outlets are also part of what is offered; individual arts and crafts vendors may change as well. The Complejo also has an information office run by the municipal administration of Baños del Inca. Before traveling, confirm whether it is currently staffed. This lets you factor the services important to your visit into your plans.

Accommodation and Other Thermal Sites

The thermal baths also have overnight accommodation. If you are looking for a hotel, compare suitable options for your travel dates and check availability before booking. This lets you choose accommodation based on your own stay, rather than assuming that the overnight accommodation at the thermal baths is a particular hotel offering.

The Centro Termal Recreativo Pultumarka is also located within the municipality of Los Baños del Inca. Its pool water comes from the Perolitos spring and has a temperature above 70 °C. This place adds another named spring and its own pool to the picture of thermal offerings in the municipality.

Getting to Los Baños del Inca

For the public bus journey from the Plazuela Bolognesi stop on Avenida Héroes de San Ramón to Los Baños del Inca, the stated distance is six kilometers and the journey time is 30 minutes; the road is paved. For a taxi ride from Cajamarca to Los Baños del Inca, the stated distance is six kilometers and the journey time is 20 minutes on a paved road. Both route distances are given as six kilometers, while journey times differ by mode of transport. Check the route details before you travel.

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