Chan Chan Lost City

Chan Chan, located at the current city of Trujillo in the department of La Libertad is the biggest adobe city in South America, from the Precolumbian times, this city was placed within the Moche Valley and it was the capital of the historical Chimor Empire from 900 to 1470 from our era, when they were defeated by the Incas and incorporated into the Incan Empire. The surface of the city reaches 20 squared kilometers and it had a dense urban center of 6 kilometers which has plazas, burial plattforms and other structures build for the royalty class.

Chan Chan is a must for archaeological lovers and we invite you to discover it with us. For more info write us to [email protected]

Exterior Wall of Chan Chan adobe city

Interior view of the inner plazas of Chan Chan

Ocean currents designs at Chan Chan City

Plaza gate at Chan Chan