Chan Chan

Chan Chan, sometimes called Chimor, was the capital city of the Chimor kingdom, a pre-Columbian era culture in . The city is now an archeological site in the five kilometers west of .
Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Sand
  • Description: Archaeological site in Peru

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Museo de sitio Chan Chan and Trujillo Peru Temple.
is a museum.
1¼ km northeast of Chan Chan
Church
The is a temple…
2 km east of Chan Chan
The Huaca La Esmeralda is an archaeological building…
3½ km east of Chan Chan

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Esperanza and Buenos Aires.
Suburb
is a city in Northern , capital…
4½ km northeast of Chan Chan
Suburb
is a coastal town and resort located…
4½ km southeast of Chan Chan
is a city of 790,000 people in Northwestern , very close to the Pacific Coast.
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Latitude
-8.106° or 8° 6′ 22″ south
Longitude
-79.07501° or 79° 4′ 30″ west
Open location code
6732VWVF+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = sand
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Chan Chan” goes by many names.
تشان تشانArabic
Չան ՉանArmenian
Çan-ÇanAzerbaijani
Chan ChanBasque
Чан-ЧанBelarusian
Чан ЧанBulgarian
ချန်ချန်Burmese
Chan ChanCatalan
昌昌Chinese
Chan ChanCroatian
Chan ChanCzech
Chan ChanDagbani
Chan ChanDanish
Archeologische zone van Chan ChanDutch
Chan ChanDutch
تشان تشانEgyptian Arabic
Chan ChanFanti
Chan ChanFarefare
Chan ChanFinnish
Chan ChanGalician
ჩან-ჩანიGeorgian
צ’אן צ’אןHebrew
चान चानHindi
Chan ChanHungarian
Chan ChanIndonesian
Taman Nasional Chan-ChanIndonesian
Chan ChanItalian
チャン・チャンJapanese
찬찬Korean
Čan ČanasLithuanian
Chan ChanLow German
Чан ЧанMacedonian
Chan ChanMaltese
Chan ChanMossi
चान चानNepali
Chan ChanNorwegian
Chan ChanNorwegian Bokmål
Chan ChanNupe-Nupe-Tako
چان چانPersian
Chan ChanPolish
Chan ChanQuechua
Chan ChanRomanian
Чан-ЧанRussian
Chan ChanSerbo-Croatian
Chan ChanSlovak
Chan ChanSwahili
Chan ChanSwedish
Chan ChanTurkish
Chan ChanTwi
Chan Chan na ɔkyerɛweeTwi
Чан-ЧанUkrainian
Chan ChanVietnamese
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