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Chancay

Chancay
Castillo de Chancay.JPG
Chancay is located in Peru
Chancay
Chancay
Coordinates: 0°33′55″S 77°16′17″W / 0.56528°S 77.27139°W / -0.56528; -77.27139
Country  Peru
Region Lima
Province Huaral
District Chancay
Government
 • Mayor Juan Álvarez Andrade
Population
 • Estimate (2015) 63,378
Demonym(s) Chancayano/a
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
Website www.munichancay.gob.pe

Chancay is a small city located 76 km (47 mi) North of Lima . 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.

The oil polluted beach at Chancay, Peru.

El Castillo,Chancay, Peru

Chancay culture artifacts. El Castillo, Chancay, Peru.

Chancay culture textile

Coordinates: 11°33′55″S 77°16′17″W / 11.56528°S 77.27139°W / -11.56528; -77.27139



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