Weathered adobe walls at the Imperial Chimú city of Chan Chan near Trujillo Northern coast of Peru

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Weathered adobe walls at the Imperial Chimú city of Chan Chan near Trujillo Mochicha culture developed c100 800 AD along the northern coast of Peru The Chimu Kingdom with Chan Chan as its capital reached its apogee in the 15th century not long before falling to the Incas The planning of this huge city the largest in pre Columbian America reflects a strict political and social strategy marked by the city s division into nine citadels or palaces forming autonomous units

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Size: 5454px × 3526px
Location: Peru
Photo credit: © Jamie Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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