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WHC Nomination Documentation

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SITE NAME ("TITLE") Chan Chan Archaeological Zone

DATE OF INSCRIPTION ("SUBJECT") 28/11/1986

STATE PARTY ("AUTHOR") PERU

CRITERIA ("KEY WORDS") C (i)(iii)

DECISION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE:10th SessionInscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in1986.On the recommendation of the Bureau and following a request from the Peruvian authorities,the Committee also decided to inscribe Chan Chan archaeological zone on the List of WorldHeritage in Danger. In so doing, the Committee recommended that appropriate measures betaken for the conservation, restoration and management of the site and specifically that theexcavation work on the site be halted unless it was accompanied by appropriate conservationmeasures and that all possible steps be taken to control the plundering of the site.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:The Chimu kingdom, of which Chan Chan was the capital, reached its peak in the 15th

century, not long before falling under the Incas. The planning of this huge city, the biggest inpre-Colombian America, reflects a strict political and social strategy, marked by its divisioninto nine "citadels" or "palaces" forming independent units.

1.b. State, province or region: Depart.: La Libertad. Prov.: Trujillo. Distr.: Huanchaco

1.d Exact location: Long. 79°03’ – 79°06’ W ; Lat. 8°4’20» – 8°07’05» S