C H A V I N

de Huantar

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Chavin de Huantar is a small village of little interest in itself, but the ruins are well worth a visit. The culture is named after its type site at Chavin and it is the oldest major culture in Peru.

It existed about 1300 to 400 BC, predating the Incas by about 2000 years.