Chancay is a small city located north of
Lima. Its population is 63,378. The
Chancay culture
The Chancay were a pre-Hispanic archeological civilization that developed between the valleys of Fortaleza, Pativilca, Supe, Huaura, Chancay, Chillón, Rimac and Lurín, on the central coast of Peru, from about 1000 to 1470 CE.
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was a
pre-Columbian archaeological culture
An archaeological culture is a recurring assemblage of types of artifacts, buildings and monuments from a specific period and region that may constitute the material culture remains of a particular past human society. The connection between thes ...
, later part of the
Inca Empire.
History
It was founded in 1562 under the name of Villa de Arnedo.
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.
In 2019,
COSCO
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agreed to build a new
port on the coast of Chancay as part of
China
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's
Belt and Road Initiative
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and in 2022, the China Harbour Engineering Company of
China Communications Construction Company agreed to build the complex at which would include
breakwaters, docks and a tunnel to warehouses.
The first dock is expected to open in early 2023 and when finished, the complex will accept up to 1.5 million
twenty-foot equivalent unit
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intermodal containers and 6 million tons of cargo annually.
Gallery
Image:Chancay beach.jpg, The oil polluted beach at Chancay, Peru.
Image:Chancay castillo1.jpg, El Castillo, Chancay, Peru
Image:Chancay castillo museum.jpg, Chancay culture
The Chancay were a pre-Hispanic archeological civilization that developed between the valleys of Fortaleza, Pativilca, Supe, Huaura, Chancay, Chillón, Rimac and Lurín, on the central coast of Peru, from about 1000 to 1470 CE.
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artifacts. El Castillo, Chancay, Peru.
File:Chancay fragment.jpg, Chancay culture textile, late Precolumbian
See also
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Chancay culture
The Chancay were a pre-Hispanic archeological civilization that developed between the valleys of Fortaleza, Pativilca, Supe, Huaura, Chancay, Chillón, Rimac and Lurín, on the central coast of Peru, from about 1000 to 1470 CE.
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References
Populated places in the Lima Region
Populated places established in 1562
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