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Chan Chan Archaeological Zone: in danger

since 2021 · 8.11° S, 79.07° W

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Chan Chan

Pre-Columbian city in South America

Chan Chan, sometimes called Chimor, was the capital city of the Chimor kingdom, a pre-Columbian era culture in South America. The city is now an archeological site in the department of La Libertad five kilometers (3.1 mi) west of Trujillo, Peru.

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