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CulturalRef. 366In danger since 1986

Chan Chan

Cultural World Heritage property in Peru, inscribed in 1986 under criteria (i), (iii).

Chan Chan, Peru
Photo: Draceane · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Amazonia TheatersCanaima National ParkCaralCentral Amazon Conservation ComplexChan ChanChankillo Archaeoastronomical ComplexChavin de HuantarChinchorro mummiesChiribiquete National ParkCocos Island National ParkEl Fuerte de SamaipataGalapagos IslandsHistoric Center of QuitoHistoric Centre of ArequipaHistoric centre of CuscoHistoric Centre of LimaHistoric Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de CuencaHistoric City of SucreHistoric Sanctuary of Machu PicchuHuascarán National ParkHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter WorksInca road systemJesuit Missions of ChiquitosMalpelo Fauna and Flora SanctuaryManu National ParkNazca LinesNoel Kempff Mercado National ParkPantanalPotosíRío Abiseo National ParkSan Agustin archeological parkSangay National ParkTierradentroTiwanaku8.111° S, 79.075° W
State Party
Peru
Year of inscription
1986
Criteria
iiii
Area of property
2,000 ha
Location
La Libertad Department, Trujillo province
What it is
archaeological site
Founded or built
850
Official website
chanchan.gob.pe/
Reference
WHC 366 · Wikidata Q277540

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex, Peru185 kmChankillo Archaeoastronomical ComplexPeru · 2021CulturalRío Abiseo National Park, Peru205 kmRío Abiseo National ParkPeru · 1990MixedHuascarán National Park, Peru233 kmHuascarán National ParkPeru · 1985NaturalChavin de Huantar, Peru266 kmChavin de HuantarPeru · 1985CulturalCaral, Peru353 kmCaralPeru · 2009CulturalHistoric Centre of Lima, Peru491 kmHistoric Centre of LimaPeru · 1988Cultural
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