Decision 46 COM 7A.9

Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (Peru) (C 366)

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/24/46.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 45 COM 7A.20 adopted at its extended 45th session (Riyadh, 2023),
3. Commends the State Party for its continued commitment to implement the Master Plan for the Conservation and Management of the Chan Chan Archaeological Complex 2021-2031 and welcomes the important contribution of the Pan-American Centre for the Conservation of Earthen Heritage in the fields of research and conservation, and the financial contributions of other government bodies at the national and regional level through special investment projects, and the support to develop and improve tourism facilities;
4. Also commends the State Party for its continued commitment to implement the Committee’s decisions and programme of corrective measures, as adopted in Decision 36 COM 7A.34, with the aim of achieving the Desired state of conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger;
5. Appreciates that progress is being made in the amendment of Law 28261 and that the Ministry of Culture, through the Directorate of World Heritage Sites and the Decentralized Directorate of Culture of La Libertad (DDC-LIB), is actively engaging with the newly elected administration of the Provincial Municipality of Trujillo concerning the approval of the Metropolitan Urban Development Plan that incorporates the Regulation of the Buffer Zone of the Chan Chan Archaeological Complex;
6. Notes again with regret that these two essential components of the programme of corrective measures have remained pending for several years, and urges once again the State Party to take the necessary measures for enhanced coordination, commitment and a strict timeframe for:
   1. The delimitation and regulations of the proposed buffer zone,
   2. The implementation of the amended Law 28261 that would address the matter of illegal occupation;
7. Notes furthermore that construction of the El Sol Highway through the property is currently halted and recalls Decision 44 COM 7A.37 in which it is stated that the proposal to widen the existing Trujillo ring road that passes through the property and the buffer zone endangers the property’s integrity and Outstanding Universal Value;
8. Finally requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2025, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 47th session;
9. Decides to retain Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (Peru) on the List of World Heritage in Danger.