Chavin de Huantar

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Chavin de Huantar je jedna z najvyznamnejsich a najstarsich pamiatok v Peru, svojho casu to bolo najvyznamnejsie nabozenske stredisko a jeho architektura ovplyvnila kultury v sirokom okoli, toto boli dovody pre ktore sme si navstevu tohto miesta nemohli nechat ujst. Chavin sa nachadza v malej dedinke a dostat sa tam moze byt problem, preto sme sa rozhodli zaplatit si vylet. Minibus pre 15 ludi nas vyzdvihol priamo pred nasim hotelom a vyrazili sme na 4 hodinovu cestu po dalsej zanedbanej ceste plnej dier, skal a zosuvov. Najzaujimavejsou castou celeho komplexu pre nas boli podzemne katakomby do ktorych sme mohli ist a ktore v minulosti sluzili na prevadzania nabozenskych obradov. Chavin je tiez znamy svojimi kamennymi hlavami a slavnym granitovym totemom - bohom. Vecer, po navrate, sme mali dost casu len na dobalenie poslednych veci a o 10 vecer nam uz isiel nocny autobus do Limy.


Chavin de Huantar is one of the most important and oldest monuments in Peru, at the time it was the most important religiouse centrum and its architecture influenced cultures in wide area - those were our reasons for visiting this place. Chavin is located in the small village 4 hours from Huaraz and it can be difficult to get there so the easiest way was to go with an agency. Minibus for 15 people picked us up in front of our hotel and we set off on a journey full of holes, rockes and landslides - not pleasant. The most interesting part of the complex were catacombs into which we were allowed to go and which served as places for religious ceremonies. Chavin is also well known for its stone-carved heads and famous granite totem. In the evening, after our return, we just had time to pack up and had to go to bus station to catch our night bus to Lima.

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