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Chan Chan

[chahn chahn]
–noun
the site of the ancient capital city of the Chimu people, near the modern city of Trujillo, Peru, characterized by large walled enclosures and houses made of unfired mud brick covered with frescoes in brilliant colors.
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Chan Chan   (chän' chän')   
A ruined pre-Incan city on the northern coast of Peru, built after A.D. 850. It may once have had a population of 200,000.
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