Salaverry, Peru January 18,2012

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The coastal area of Peru is extremely dry with an average of about 3 inches of rain in a year, yet in Salaverry it was the home to one of the the most spectacular cities and the largest construction of mud in the New World. Chan-Chan was once the capital of the Chimu Cilivation, predecessors of the Incas.

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Photos

Salaverry
Fishing isone of the main industries in Salaverry

Salaverry
You can see how aird the land is.

Salaverry
Within the city of Salaverry there are the reamins of an old temple. The walls are covered in religous drawings from teh Chimu civilization

Salaverry
We took the ramp to the top of the temple structure about 2 stories high

Salaverry
You will see these motor bike taxis in most smaller communities. They are the favored means for the locals.

Salaverry
Mare with some locals dresses as the noblility would have been dressed

Chan-Chan
This picture provides some idea of how big the main square was. The city walls enclosed 8 square miles of buildings.

Chan-Chan
Across many of the buildings you will see this net like representation. The peeople of Chan-Chan like the People of Salaverry depended on fishing and so there is a lot of these net representations and images of fish on the walls.

Chan-Chan
The only visible water is this small lake beside the walls of Chan-Chan