| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Peru |
City / Town : Trujillo
District : Huanchaco
|
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Tortora boats.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Trujillo
District : Huanchaco
|
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Boats.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Trujillo
District : Huanchaco
|
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Boats on the beach.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Trujillo
District : Huanchaco
|
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Carrying a boat.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Trujillo
District : Huanchaco
|
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Mending fishing nets.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Trujillo
District : Huanchaco
|
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A collection of tortora boats.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Trujillo
District : Huanchaco
|
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Moche ceramic of a fisherman on a reed boat.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Moche Pyramids
Site / Event : Pyramid of the Moon
|
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The Pyramid of the Moon was built by the Moche (200 BCE to 600).
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Moche Pyramids
Site / Event : Pyramid of the Moon
|
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The pyramid has five levels.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Moche Pyramids
Site / Event : Pyramid of the Moon
|
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The pyramid dates from 600.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Moche Pyramids
Site / Event : Pyramid of the Moon
|
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The structure was constructed from millions of adobe bricks.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Moche Pyramids
Site / Event : Pyramid of the Moon
|
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Adobe bricks.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Moche Pyramids
Site / Event : Pyramid of the Moon
|
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The interior has many friezes.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Moche Pyramids
Site / Event : Pyramid of the Moon
|
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Painted friezes and face.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Moche Pyramids
Site / Event : Pyramid of the Moon
|
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Chamber.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Moche Pyramids
Site / Event : Pyramid of the Moon
|
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One of the many faces inside the pyramid.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Moche Pyramids
Site / Event : Pyramid of the Moon
|
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The friezes are set on the adobe bricks.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Moche Pyramids
|
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Much of the site is unexcavated.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Moche Pyramids
Site / Event : Pyramid of the Sun
|
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The Pyramid of the Sun is the largest pre-Hispanic structure in Peru.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Moche Pyramids
Site / Event : Pyramid of the Sun
|
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The pyramid is made from adobe bricks.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Moche Pyramids
Site / Event : Pyramid of the Sun
|
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The pyramid is 45m high.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Moche Pyramids
Site / Event : Pyramid of the Sun
|
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The pyramid contains 140 million bricks, many stamped with the symbols of the workers.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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The 28 square kilometre Chan Chan is the largest adobe city in the world. It was built by the Chimu around 1300.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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Each of the walled compounds was built by a different king.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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The thick defensive wall.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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The main entrance.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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The Chimu ruled the area between 750 and 1470.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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A series of complex passages.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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The Tschudi Complex was built by the Incas when they conquered the Chimu.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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One of the ceremonial courtyards.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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The Chimu were fishermen. The walls are decorated with images from the sea.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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A marine mammal.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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Sea birds and wave patterns.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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The wall of the Sanctuary.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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The geometric shapes in the Sanctuary represent fishing nets.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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Detail of geometric pattern in the Sanctuary.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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Chan Chan is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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The site is very extensive.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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A large ceremonial area.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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Patterned wall.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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Stepped pattern.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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Adobe alleyway.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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Chan Chan is by the sea.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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View over the Tschudi Complex.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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A fox among the ruins.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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Chan Chan is the largest pre Hispanic city in the Americas.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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Walls.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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The largest water cistern in the city is 130m long.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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Ramps leading to the water level at the cistern.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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Military zone.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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The Assembly Room with 24 seats set in the wall.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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Geometric patterns.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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Storage silos.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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Unexcavated section.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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One of the many enclosures at the site.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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Small enclosure.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
|
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View of Chan Chan.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
Site / Event : Arco Iris
|
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Arco Iris (the Dragon Temple).
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
Site / Event : Arco Iris
|
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The 800 square metre temple of Arco Iris is Chimu and dates from 1300.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
Site / Event : Arco Iris
|
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The 2m thick walls are covered with carvings.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
Site / Event : Arco Iris
|
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Carved adobe wall.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
Site / Event : Arco Iris
|
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The walls are 7.5m high and slope inwards.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
Site / Event : Arco Iris
|
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Detail of a carving on the temple wall.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
Site / Event : Arco Iris
|
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Rainbows, dragons and people.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
Site / Event : Arco Iris
|
 |
Detail of carved wall.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
Site / Event : Arco Iris
|
 |
The temple is on two levels.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
Site / Event : Arco Iris
|
 |
Passages through the temple.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Chan Chan
Site / Event : Arco Iris
|
 |
Storage areas.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Bruning Museum
|
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A solid gold necklace at the Bruning Museum in the small town of Lambayeque.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Bruning Museum
|
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Chimu (750 - 1470) gold cup.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Bruning Museum
|
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A Chimu ceramic of Siamese twins.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Bruning Museum
|
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Elephentisis models (Chimu).
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Bruning Museum
|
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Ariel view of Chan Chan, the 28 sq km Chimu capital.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Bruning Museum
|
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Chancay (700 to 1400) ceramic.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Bruning Museum
|
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Two figures (Chancay).
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Bruning Museum
|
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Ceramics from the local Lambayeque culture.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Bruning Museum
|
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Pectoral collar (Lambayeque).
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Bruning Museum
|
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Shell-encrusted earings (Lambayeque).
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Bruning Museum
|
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Moche (200 BCE - 600) divinity.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Bruning Museum
|
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Moche ceramic with stingray.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Bruning Museum
|
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Making chicha, a drink (Moche).
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Bruning Museum
|
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Ceramic of fisherman on reed boat (Moche).
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Bruning Museum
|
 |
A gold Tumi necklace.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Bruning Museum
|
 |
Pottery from the Cupisnique (1200 BCE - 400 BCE).
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Tucume
|
 |
Tucume is a large Chimu site consisting of 28 pyramids.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Tucume
|
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The city is built of adobe and mud.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Tucume
|
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The site dates from 1000 to 1400.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
Site / Event : Tucume
|
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Restored friezes. The site is being excavated.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
|
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Rural scene near the ancient city of Tucume.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
|
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Frigate birds over the coast.
|
1995 |
| Peru |
City / Town : Lambayeque
|
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Shared taxi between Peru and Ecuador.
|
1995 |
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