🏛️ Chavín

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Chavín de Huántar is an archaeological site in Peru, containing ruins and artifacts constructed as early as 1200 BC, and occupied until around 400–500 BC by the Chavín, a major pre-Inca culture. The site is located in the Ancash Region, 434 kilometers (270 mi) north of Lima, at an elevation of 3,180 meters (10,430 ft), east of the Cordillera Blanca at the start of the Conchucos Valley.

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Chavín is a cultural World Heritage site in Peru, in Americas. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Chavín was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More sites in Peru

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu · City of Cusco · Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca · Historic Centre of Lima · Chan Chan · Huascarán National Park · Manú National Park · Qhapaq Ñan · Historic Centre of Arequipa · Sacred City of Caral-Supe · Río Abiseo National Park · City of Cuzco · Río Abiseo National Park · Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa · Manú National Park · Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex.

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