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The ancient city of Chan Chan, in Peru’s Moche Valley, was once the largest city in the Americas. For nearly 600 years, this metropolis of adobe buildings was the seat of the Chimú Kingdom (1000–1471 AD) and home to around 60,000 people. Today, the ruins constitute one of the world’s most important archaeological sites.
- Huanchaco
Tours and Tickets to Experience Chan Chan
What are people saying about Chan Chan
Betty_T, Nov 2023
Although the Temple of...
Although the Temple of the Dragon was closed, the rest of the tour was great. Everything tied together so it is impossible to pick only one. And our guide was very knowledgeable on the representations pictured on each site, how the sites were used and the history of each location.
CaroleZ_L, Sep 2023
A great tour of Moche and Chimu sites
My son and I had a wonderful day with Oscar. He was very enthusiastic about the history of Peru and this made for an interesting and informative tour. We highly recommend both the tour and definitely Oscar!
Geoffrey_S, Oct 2023
A great tour - not to be missed.
This was a very full day. My pedometer says I did 12,000 steps. These archaeological ruins leave Machu Pichu for dead. Both sites were very extensive and well preserved. The museum was fantastic even though we were rushed through. The walk around downtown Trujillo was very interesting and the lunch stop was great. The tour leader Julio spoke good English but the guide explaining the sites and museum, Oscar, was very hard to understand. He was very knowledgeable but so hard to understand. The pick up from the cruise ship went well without a hitch.
Darryl_D, Oct 2022
Interesting but ruins are in a bad shape
Our guide Napo did a great job guiding us. But the tour wasn‘t organized really well and we had to wait a lot. Overall the trip was ok, but the reason we wouldn‘t recommend it is because the ruins and temples are in a really bad shape.
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- Huanchaco
- Plaza de Armas
- Trujillo Cathedral (Basilica Menor Cathedral)
- Casa Urquiaga (Casa Calonge)
- National University of Trujillo Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History
- Temple of the Dragon (Huaco el Dragon)
- Temples of Moche (Huacas del Sol y de la Luna)
- El Brujo Archaeological Complex
- El Carmen Church
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