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Chan Chan

During its heyday, about 600 years ago, Chan Chan, in northern Peru, was the largest city in the Americas and the largest adobe city on earth. Ten thousand structures, some with walls 30 feet high, were woven amid a maze of passageways and streets. Palaces and temples were decorated with elaborate friezes, some of which were hundreds of feet long.
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  • City Wall

    City Wall

    Chan Chan, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • Storage Rooms

    Storage Rooms

    Chan Chan, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • Temple Complex

    Temple Complex

    Chan Chan, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • Bird Icons

    Bird Icons

    Chan Chan, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • Wall Detail

    Wall Detail

    Chan Chan, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • Entry into the City

    Entry into the City

    Chan Chan, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • Temple Sentinels

    Temple Sentinels

    Chan Chan, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • Sentinel and Squirrels

    Sentinel and Squirrels

    Chan Chan, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • Weather Cycles

    Weather Cycles

    Chan Chan, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • Arco Iris Huaca

    Arco Iris Huaca

    Arco Iris, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • Sweet Water Oasis

    Sweet Water Oasis

    Chan Chan, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • Cinnamon Teal

    Cinnamon Teal

    Chan Chan, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • White-cheeked Pintail

    White-cheeked Pintail

    Chan Chan, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • Andean Coot

    Andean Coot

    Chan Chan, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • Colorful Laundry

    Colorful Laundry

    La Esmeralda, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • Burrowing Owl on Security Wall

    Burrowing Owl on Security Wall

    La Esmeralda, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • Vermillion Flycatcher on Security Wall

    Vermillion Flycatcher on Security Wall

    La Esmeralda, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

  • Vermillion Flycatcher Spotting a Snack

    Vermillion Flycatcher Spotting a Snack

    La Esmeralda, Trujillo, Peru, 2011

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