Comments on: Chan Chan http://enperublog.com/2007/12/15/chan-chan/ All you could ever want to know about Peru Sun, 26 Feb 2023 22:03:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: The Nazca Civilisation | ...en Perú - Travel Culture History News http://enperublog.com/2007/12/15/chan-chan/comment-page-1/#comment-26532 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:59:14 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=799#comment-26532 […] put the terrain it covered at as much as 24km2, that’s, dare I mention it, bigger than Chan Chan, built centuries later. It stretches along the sandy slopes overlooking the fertile valley, in a […]

]]> By: Colonial Trujillo | ...en Perú - Travel Culture History News http://enperublog.com/2007/12/15/chan-chan/comment-page-1/#comment-21329 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:29:11 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=799#comment-21329 […] also shows the scale of the Chimu capital, Chan Chan, bigger than the Spanish […]

]]> By: Peru: beyond Machu Picchu « KnK Explore http://enperublog.com/2007/12/15/chan-chan/comment-page-1/#comment-19598 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:38:14 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=799#comment-19598 […] Peru’s beaches (La Libertad Department): Home to the sprawling adobe city Chan Chan, as well as some of Peru’s best surfing in Huanchaco. Nearby Chicama is home to the longest […]

]]> By: Housewives restore walls of ancient Chan Chan | ...en Perú - Travel Culture History News http://enperublog.com/2007/12/15/chan-chan/comment-page-1/#comment-16645 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:41:42 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=799#comment-16645 […] ancient capital of the Chimor Kingdom, the grand city of Chan Chan, has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons. After 500 years of abandonment in the […]

]]> By: » Ñain An sculptures: New secrets revealed at ancient Chan Chan …en Perú – Travel Culture History News http://enperublog.com/2007/12/15/chan-chan/comment-page-1/#comment-10239 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:25:35 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=799#comment-10239 […] discovery of 17 wooden statues at Chan Chan are enough to change our understanding of the Chan Chan urban centre. Embedded in the walls of the […]

]]> By: » Huaca Arco Iris …en Perú – Travel Culture History News http://enperublog.com/2007/12/15/chan-chan/comment-page-1/#comment-8008 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:21:11 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=799#comment-8008 […] of the most interesting and often-visited Chimú constructions other than the city of Chan Chan is the Huaca Arco Iris, the rainbow pyramid, otherwise known and the dragon pyramid. This Chimú […]

]]> By: » The Chimú and the Kingdom of Chimor …en Perú – Travel Culture History News http://enperublog.com/2007/12/15/chan-chan/comment-page-1/#comment-7319 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:17:02 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=799#comment-7319 […] region of Lima. In the centre of this 1000km stretch of coast the Chimú built their capital city Chan Chan, which is a corruption of the Mochic words Sian-Sian or Sun Sun. At roughly 18km2 it is the biggest […]

]]> By: » Application submitted to destroy ancient Chan Chan ruins …en Perú – Travel Culture History News http://enperublog.com/2007/12/15/chan-chan/comment-page-1/#comment-7007 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:17:13 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=799#comment-7007 […] the ruins of the capital of the once powerful Chimu kingdom. The sprawling archaeological zone of Chan Chan is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the largest adobe constructions on […]

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