An area for religous sacrifice

Trujillo - Chan Chan

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February 22nd 2007
The site of Chan Chan was pretty awesome. A Moche city just outside Trujillo. The whole city was built with Adobe bricks, so the locals are constantly thickening the crumbeling ruins in order to keep them in good condition (basically adding fresh adobe paste to the original brick). We spent the day looking around Chan Chan in the blistering heat and spent the night celebrating Bex´s birthday, ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more