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Multi-periodSite Name: Chan Chan Alternative Name: Jang Jang, Sun SunCountry: Peru Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Trujillo
Latitude: 8.108489S Longitude: 79.075195W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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bat400 saw from a distance on 6th Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2
ModernExplorers visited on 15th Oct 2003 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Some interesting structures but more interesting was the artwork and the geometric patterns
SolarMegalith visited on 1st Jul 2003 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.67 Ambience: 4 Access: 4.5
Built on the dry plain of Peru's northern coast, the city was fed by fields irrigated by streams coming down from the Andes and by a fishing fleet of boats built from balsa and reeds.
The Chimor culture pre-dated and then coincided with the Inca. They were conquered and brought into the Inca Empire in the mid 1400's. The city is built almost entirely from mud adobe brick coated by a mud covering. Realistic and abstract designs were carved into the walls of homes, storerooms, and palaces.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Note: Sacrifices of children and llamas uncovered in Peru, see the latest comment on our page
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