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Chan Chan Archaeological Zone

Peru
Date of Inscription: 1986
Criteria: (i)(iii)
Property : 600.0000 ha
District of Huanchaco
S8 5 60 W79 4 59.988
Ref: 366

Inscription Year on the List of World Heritage in Danger: 1986

Brief Description

The Chimu Kingdom, with Chan Chan as its capital, reached its apogee in the 15th century, not long before falling to the Incas. The planning of this huge city, the largest in pre-Columbian America, reflects a strict political and social strategy, marked by the city's division into nine 'citadels' or 'palaces' forming autonomous units.

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