Chanquillo

Chankillo is an ancient monumental complex in the coastal desert, found in the Casma-Sechin basin in the of Peru. The ruins include the hilltop Chankillo fort, the nearby Thirteen Towers solar observatory, and residential and gathering areas.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Chankillo”, “Complejo arqueoastronómico de Chankillo”, “Complejo arqueológico de Chankillo”, “Sitio Arqueologico Chankillo”, “Пампа де лас Льямас-Моксеке”, and “长基罗”

Chanquillo

Latitude
-9.5636° or 9° 33′ 49″ south
Longitude
-78.22413° or 78° 13′ 27″ west
Elevation
128 metres (420 feet)
Open location code
6723CQPG+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 157857597
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
3698462
Wiki­data ID
Q1062357
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Chanquillo” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Չանկիլլո”
  • Chinese: “長基羅”
  • Chinese: “长基罗天文古建遗址群”
  • Croatian: “Chanquillo”
  • Czech: “Chankillo”
  • Dutch: “Chankillo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شانكيلو”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉankijo”
  • Finnish: “Chankillo”
  • Finnish: “Chankillon aurinko-observatorio”
  • French: “Chanquillo”
  • Georgian: “ჩანკილიო”
  • German: “Chanquillo”
  • Hebrew: “צ’נקייו”
  • Hungarian: “Chankillo”
  • Italian: “Chankillo”
  • Japanese: “チャンキーヨ”
  • Japanese: “チャンキロ遺跡”
  • Lithuanian: “Čankilijas”
  • Macedonian: “Чанкило”
  • Maltese: “Chankillo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chankillo”
  • Norwegian: “Chankillo”
  • Persian: “چانکیلو”
  • Portuguese: “Chankillo”
  • Quechua: “Chankillu”
  • Russian: “Чанкильо”
  • Spanish: “Chankillo”
  • Turkish: “Chanquillo”
  • Ukrainian: “Чанкільо”
  • Urdu: “چانکیو”
  • Vietnamese: “Chankillo”

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