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title: Wall Decoration, Chan Chan
author: butforthesky.com
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5298/wall-decoration-chan-chan/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Wall Decoration, Chan Chan
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5298.jpg)
## Image Caption
Typical adobe [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) decoration in [Chan Chan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chan_Chan/), northern Peru. Chan Chan was the capital of the [Chimu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chimu_Civilization/) ([Chimor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chimu_Civilization/)) [civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/civilization/) which flourished between the 12th and 15th centuries CE.
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