Chavin may refer to:
Places
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Chavín de Huantar, an archaeological site in Peru built by the Chavín culture
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Chavín District, Chincha, Peru
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Chavín de Huantar District
Chavín de Huántar District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.
Geography
The Cordillera Blanca traverses the western part of the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:
Ethnic groups
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, Huari, Peru
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Chavín de Pariarca District, Huamalies, Peru
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Chavin, Indre, a commune of the Indre ''département'' in France
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Chavin, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran
* The Chavín parish belonging to the municipality of
Viveiro
Viveiro () is a town and municipality in the province of Lugo, in the northwestern Galician autonomous community of Spain. It borders on the Cantabric Sea, to the west of Xove and to the east of O Vicedo. It has a residential population of o ...
, Spain
Other uses
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Chinga Chavin, U.S. musician
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Chavín culture, an early culture of the Andean region, pre-dating the Moche culture in Peru
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Operation Chavín de Huántar, a Peruvian military operation that ended the 1997 Japanese embassy hostage crisis
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Rhinella chavin (''R. chavin''), a species of toad
See also
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