UNESCO sites - Perú
These images entail 7 of the UNESCO - World Heritage Sites of Peru - both cultural and natural - Machu Picchu Santuary - City of Cusco - Manu National Park (Reserve) - Historic Center of Arequipa - Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca - Historic Center of Lima - and Chan Chan Archeoogical Zone.
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The archaeological site of Chan Chan was once the capital of the Chimú Empire, which extended about 600 mi (965 km) from southern Ecuador to central Peru during the 9th-15th centuries - today located in the La Libertad department of Peru, about 1 mi (1.6 km) from the Pacific Ocean, to the west of Trujillo city. This huge Pre-Columbian city is considered a masterpiece with its autonomous units including temples, ceremonial roads, palaces, and citadels, reflecting strict social and political strategy, as well as city planning. With an area of around 2.3 mi² (6 km²) in the monumental zone, Chan Chan contains architectural units that integrated technical knowledge with sacred and symbolic architecture.
