The hill of Santa Apolinia has a height of 2.764 meters above the sea. It is located on the west side of the valley and the city of Cajamarca. The hill of Santa Apolonia formerly known by the name Rumi Tiana or " Foundation Stone " . The Chavin culture is amending the summit of Cerro Santa Apolonia in the year 1,200 BC. The Chavin culture built platforms and some underground structures on the hill and used as tombs . The tombs were built in Santa Apolonia were for important people in Cajamarca. The town of Cajamarca in the seventh century used the hill of Santa Apolonia to the worship of the rain , the lightning and the stars . This place has maintained for many centuries as a sacred place for worship exclusively . The top of Cerro Santa Apolonia is 500 meters higher than the city. In this beautiful gazebo is entered by Jr. Dos de Mayo, two blocks from the Plaza de Armas. Noteworthy among the steps and gardens, a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima where the faithful worship him . The May 13 is a holiday in this hill because in the chapel of Santa Apolonia is celebrated on the day of the Virgin of Fatima. The Cerro Santa Apolonia is a strategic point to see the city and the valley of Cajamarca. In the boundaries are vestiges of pre-Hispanic constructions such as the " Silla del Inca " . The Chair of the Inca was formed by two stone blocks that emerge from the same hill , which have been carefully carved to give its current form.

• published: 05 Oct 2013
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