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Chavín de Huántar
The Unesco-recognized ruins of Chavín de Huántar (
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were once a ceremonial
center. Today this feat of engineering, built between 1200 BC and 800 BC, has striking
templelike structures above ground and a labyrinthine complex of corridors, ducts and
chambers below ground. Nearby, the outstanding Museo Nacional de Chavín is home to in-
tricate, horrifying carved heads that once embellished Chavín's walls.
