Chanquillo
Chankillo is an ancient monumental complex in the Peruvian coastal desert, found in the Casma-Sechin basin in the Áncash Department of Peru. The ruins include the hilltop Chankillo fort, the nearby Thirteen Towers solar observatory, and residential and gathering areas.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 130 metres (420 feet)
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as“Chankillo”“Sitio Arqueologico Chankillo”
- Categories
- Location
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Latitude
-9.5636° or 9° 33′ 49″ south
Longitude
-78.22413° or 78° 13′ 27″ west
Open location code
6723CQPG+H8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Chanquillo” goes by many names.
ՉանկիլլոArmenian
長基羅Chinese
长基罗Chinese
长基罗天文古建遗址群Chinese
ChanquilloCroatian
ChankilloCzech
ChankilloDutch
شانكيلوEgyptian Arabic
ĈankijoEsperanto
ChankilloEsperanto
ChankilloFinnish
Chankillon aurinko-observatorioFinnish
ChanquilloFinnish
ჩანკილიოGeorgian
צ’נקייוHebrew
ChankilloHungarian
ChanquilloHungarian
ChankilloItalian
チャンキーヨJapanese
チャンキロ遺跡Japanese
ČankilijasLithuanian
ЧанкилоMacedonian
ChankilloMaltese
ChanquilloMaltese
ChankilloNorwegian
ChankilloNorwegian Bokmål
چانکیلوPersian
ChankilluQuechua
Пампа де лас Льямас-МоксекеRussian
ЧанкильоRussian
ChanquilloTurkish
ЧанкільоUkrainian
چانکیوUrdu
ChankilloVietnamese
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