CHAN CHAN the largest mud city in the World
Only a ten minute drive from Trujillo lies the mysterious remains of the Chimu city of Chan Chan. The 28-square-mile (75km2) capital of the Chimu Empire, which dominated the region from about 1000 A.D. until about 1470 A.D is the largest pre-Columbian city in the Americas, and the largest mud city in the world. Built around 1300 A.D., Chan Chan at its height had an estimated population of 60,000 people.
Chan Chan really needs to be seen in the same context as the great ancient cities in Egypt, Mesopotamia or China. And it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986, since then it has been adequately protected and much of the ancient city has been restored.
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