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Chavin (Archaeological Site)

Peru
Date of Inscription: 1985
Criteria: (iii)
Ancash Department, Huari Province, Chavin District
S9 35 33.99 W77 10 42.43
Ref: 330

Brief Description

The archaeological site of Chavin gave its name to the culture that developed between 1500 and 300 B.C. in this high valley of the Peruvian Andes. This former place of worship is one of the earliest and best-known pre-Columbian sites. Its appearance is striking, with the complex of terraces and squares, surrounded by structures of dressed stone, and the mainly zoomorphic ornamentation.

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