Chan Chan
Chan Chan, sometimes called Chimor itself, was the capital city of the Chimor kingdom. It was the largest city of the pre-Columbian era in South America.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museo de sitio Chan Chan and Trujillo Peru Temple.
Museo de sitio Chan Chan
Museum
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Museo de sitio Chan Chan is a museum, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Chan Chan.
Trujillo Peru Temple
Church
The Trujillo Peru Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru. The intent to build the temple was announced by the church's First Presidency on December 13, 2008. Trujillo Peru Temple is situated 2 km northeast of Chan Chan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buenos Aires and La Esperanza.
Buenos Aires
Suburb
Buenos Aires is a coastal town and resort located in Víctor Larco Herrera district, in Trujillo, Peru. This locality is subdivided into three zones: Buenos Aires South, extending to the border with the Moche district, Buenos Aires Central limiting with Vista Alegre by east and the sector called Buenos Aires North extending up to the limit with Huanchaco. Buenos Aires is situated 4½ km southeast of Chan Chan.
La Esperanza
Suburb
La Esperanza is a city in Northern Peru, capital of the district La Esperanza in Trujillo Province of the region La Libertad. This city is located some 4 km north of the Historic Centre of Trujillo city. La Esperanza is situated 5 km northeast of Chan Chan.
Trujillo
Trujillo is a city of 790,000 people in Northwestern Peru, very close to the Pacific Coast. Trujillo was founded in 1534 among 4 Chimu settlements to enable the Spanish to ally with them against the Incas.
Chan Chan
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Huanchaco District, Trujillo province, La Libertad, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-8.10986° or 8° 6′ 36″ southLongitude
-79.07453° or 79° 4′ 28″ westElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
6732VWRG+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 5353450221OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
9855412
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Chan Chan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تشان تشان”
- Belarusian: “Чан-Чан”
- Bulgarian: “Чан Чан”
- Chinese: “昌昌”
- French: “Chan Chan”
- Georgian: “ჩან-ჩანი”
- German: “Chan Chan”
- Hebrew: “צאן צאן”
- Japanese: “チャン・チャン”
- Lithuanian: “Čan Čanas”
- Macedonian: “Чан Чан”
- Persian: “چان چان”
- Portuguese: “Chan Chan”
- Russian: “Чан-Чан”
- Spanish: “Chan Chan”
- Ukrainian: “Чан-Чан”
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