Chancay

Female figure, Chancay, Peru, 1000-1450 AD

For the French commune, see Chançay.

Chancay is a small city in the Lima Region of Peru. Its population is 26,958. The Chancay culture was a Pre-Columbian archeological culture, later part of the Inca Empire.

The main activity in Chancay these days is as a tourist resort for nearby Lima. The main attraction is El Castillo, a faux castle, recently repaired but constructed in the nineteenth century. There is a small museum in the castle displaying Chancay culture pottery and mummies.

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  The oil polluted beach at Chancay, Peru.
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  El Castillo,Chancay, Peru
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  El Castillo,Chancay, Peru
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  El Castillo,Chancay, Peru
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  Chancay culture artifacts. El Castillo, Chancay, Peru.