- A three- to four-hour journey from Huaraz, and only 30km southeast of Huari, the magnificent temple complex of CHAVÍN DE HUANTAR is the most...
- Chavin de Huantar is considered one of the oldest archaeological sites in Peru and is connected to one of the most mysterious and powerful cultures of this area.
- Things to do at Chavín de Huántar. From Chavín you can hike for a few hours into a lofty valley, in the direction of Olleros, to a high pass with stirring views of...
- Chavín de Huántar is an archaeological site in Peru, located in the Ancash Region, 250 km (160 mi) north of Lima, at an elevation of 3,180 m (10,430 ft).
- Neighboring civilization would travel to Chavin de Huantar for spiritual enlightenment, but only a select few were allowed to enter the sacred temple.
- Chavín de Huántar, site of temple ruins, west-central Peru. The ruins belong to the Chavín pre-Columbian culture, which flourished c. 900–c.
- Chavín de Huantar is a pre-Incan ruin that contains an exciting subterranean section. ... Chavín de Huantar is a large complex with well maintained paths.
- Chavín de Huántar is an archaeological complex built by the Chavín culture between the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. and used until 200 B.C., when it was abandoned.
- The Lanzon Gallery, located at the very center, contained a sculpture of the Lanzon, which is assumed to be a supreme deity of Chavin de Huantar.