SAEDNEWS: Chan Chan is an ancient pre-Columbian city in South America, located near the Pacific coast in Peru’s La Libertad region, approximately 5 kilometers west of Trujillo.
According to Saednews, Chan Chan is the world’s largest adobe city and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The city was once the capital of the Chimú civilization, whose territory stretched thousands of kilometers along the northern coast, from southern Ecuador to central Peru.
The ancient adobe city of Chan Chan is located in Peru. It was built by the Chimú people around AD 850 and remained standing until it was conquered by the Inca Empire in 1470.
The vast adobe city of Chan Chan was the largest city in the region before the arrival of the Spanish. Its buildings were constructed primarily from sun-dried mud bricks and were often decorated with elaborate reliefs and ornamental patterns, some of which resembled Arabic-style designs.
The city center consisted of several citadels and fortified compounds containing ceremonial rooms, burial chambers, and temples.
Chan Chan was built by the Chimú people around AD 850 and remained inhabited until its conquest by the Inca Empire in 1470. Estimates suggest that approximately 30,000 people once lived in the city.
Chan Chan was constructed by the Chimú people around AD 850.
Chan Chan
The adobe city of Chan Chan
Photographs of the ancient adobe city of Chan Chan
