Belén Monumental Complex
Complejo Monumental de Belén
A colonial-era complex of church and men's and women's hospitals, now home to an archaeology and medical history museum, included in the Cuarto del Rescate combined ticket.
The Belén Monumental Complex was built in the 17th and 18th centuries and includes the Belén church and the former men's and women's hospitals. The church facade and dome are lavishly decorated, and its interior features a brightly colored carved wooden altarpiece. The former women's hospital now houses an archaeology museum displaying Cajamarca culture ceramics, while the men's hospital retains its wall-niche beds. The complex shares a combined ticket with the Cuarto del Rescate and Cerro Santa Apolonia. The sites are a few minutes' walk apart, so they can be combined into a half-day old-town itinerary.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 09:00–13:00, 15:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Ransom Room (El Cuarto del Rescate)
- Church and Convent of San Francisco
- Plaza de Armas of Cajamarca
- Cerro Santa Apolonia
- Cajamarca Cathedral (Santa Catalina)
- Baños del Inca
- Layzón
- Cumbe Mayo