San Carlos
San Carlos is a locality in Lambayeque, Peru. San Carlos is situated nearby to the locality Paredones, as well as near San Francisco.Places of Interest
Highlights include Brüning Museum and Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum.
Brüning Museum
Museum
Photo: yonel alberto campos gamonal, CC BY 2.0.
The Brüning Museum, also known as Museo Regional Arqueológico Enrique Bruning de Lambayeque was inaugurated in 1966 and it is located in two blocks of the principal park in Lambayeque, Peru. Brüning Museum is situated 3½ km northeast of San Carlos.
Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum
Museum
Photo: MaSii, Public domain.
The Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum is a museum in Lambayeque, Peru. It contains most of the important artifacts found at Huaca Rajada by archeologist Walter Alva in 1987, including the Lord of Sipán and his entourage. Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum is situated 4 km northeast of San Carlos.
Chotuna-Chornancap
Ruins
Photo: EdsonFuentesMera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chotuna Chornancap Archaeological Complex is an archaeological site in San Jose district, Lambayeque Region, 12 kilometres north-west of Chiclayo, Peru of a set of truncated pyramids and compounds, highlighting two pyramids: Chotuna and Chornancap, the first of them believed to be related to the legend of Naylamp. Chotuna-Chornancap is situated 3½ km west of San Carlos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lambayeque.
Lambayeque
Town
Photo: TheJCNA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lambayeque is a city on the coast of northern Peru and capital of the homonymous district and province in the department of Lambayeque. It is located 4.7 km from the city of Chiclayo and 13 km from the Pacific Ocean. Lambayeque is situated 3½ km northeast of San Carlos.
San Carlos
- Type: Locality
- Location: Lambayeque, Lambayeque Province, Lambayeque, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-6.73078° or 6° 43′ 51″ southLongitude
-79.92247° or 79° 55′ 21″ westElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
6752739H+M2GeoNames ID
10951123
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“San Carlos” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “San Carlos”
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