Heritage sites, Archaeological discoveries, History of Archaeology

Chavin de Huantar

Location

Chavín

Country

peru

Year of Research

900 BC

Culture

Chavin de Huantar is an archaeological place which is having ruins and artifacts originally built by the Chavin, a pre Inca culture, around 900 BC.

The site is situated 250 kilometers (160 mi) north of Lima, Peru at an elevation of 3,150 meters (10,300 ft), east of the Cordillera Blanca at the start of the Conchucos Valley.

Chavín de Huántar has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Chavín de Huántar was initially built around 900 BC.

The displacement of the center into a valley commanding monument had a complex effect, it became a pan-regional site of importance, such that being at Chavin de Huantar had value in itself, for witnessing ritual, consulting an oracle, or entering a cult.Various occupation floors shows the village was endlessly occupied through the 1940s.