Chan Chan Chimu's capital city
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Chan Chan, Peru was the capital city of the ancient Chimu or Chimor Empire founded by Tacaymano a lord that came from the sea and brought much of their culture.
This mythological semi-god arrived to Pacatmanu a ancient city close where today is Pacasmayo, his saga is similar to Naylamp legend in Lambayeque, located one hundred mile north of Chan Chan; it is obvious that these stories have the same root and probably they were mapped over an older tradition of a previous civilization.
Chan Chan was founded over an area previously dominated by the Mochica civilization around one hundred yeas before but this kingdom disappeared by natural catastrophes, Chan Chan’s construction began around the 9th century of our present era. However what stands out concerning this place is that in a few hundred years Chan Chan had a tremendous boon, became the biggest city in South America with a heavy populated center area between 2 or 3 square miles and a total periphery is about the eight square miles.
By the 15th century AC probably reached 30 thousand but this city had an enormous floating population do to it is commerce patentability. The amount of nets in the walls, fishes and birds designs all over the city most likely denote a mythological upper and lower or day and night worlds of afterlife rather than simple daily labor occupations. In Egypt there were temples known as the temples of the Net where people went for purposes of learning as well worship, there is no doubt that Chan Chan was a sacred place, thus it is understandable that worship was also a main function of this city.
Chan Chan architectonic set up consist of nine to ten main Palaces with interior artificial lakes to store water that as well could had been sacred lakes for ritualistic purposes like in Karnak an Elephantine Egypt. This citadel had multi purpose most likely as Cuzco palaces; when the Inca was alive his palace was used as a residence, and after he departed, it was transformed in to a mortuary temple and burial place.
Furthermore, they also had their on perimeter wall as a stronghold, in a way similar concept that Ramses III used to built Medinet Habu his temple complex but the was buried at other palace.
Moreover the city had about 36 smaller edifications and more than thousand small residences. It is also important to know that the artisans were beneficiated of special privileges and had their own neighborhood like in Pisac Cuzco or as many archeological place of Egypt like Giza city, Kahun and Deir el Medina.
The wall decoration also have an excellent Bas relive of profound symbolism but there is not much information because when the Spanish founded Trujillo city at the east side of Chan Chan, the Incas conquered the Chimu about a century earlier, this city was already ravaged and in ruins.
This mythological semi-god arrived to Pacatmanu a ancient city close where today is Pacasmayo, his saga is similar to Naylamp legend in Lambayeque, located one hundred mile north of Chan Chan; it is obvious that these stories have the same root and probably they were mapped over an older tradition of a previous civilization.
Chan Chan was founded over an area previously dominated by the Mochica civilization around one hundred yeas before but this kingdom disappeared by natural catastrophes, Chan Chan’s construction began around the 9th century of our present era. However what stands out concerning this place is that in a few hundred years Chan Chan had a tremendous boon, became the biggest city in South America with a heavy populated center area between 2 or 3 square miles and a total periphery is about the eight square miles.
By the 15th century AC probably reached 30 thousand but this city had an enormous floating population do to it is commerce patentability. The amount of nets in the walls, fishes and birds designs all over the city most likely denote a mythological upper and lower or day and night worlds of afterlife rather than simple daily labor occupations. In Egypt there were temples known as the temples of the Net where people went for purposes of learning as well worship, there is no doubt that Chan Chan was a sacred place, thus it is understandable that worship was also a main function of this city.
Chan Chan architectonic set up consist of nine to ten main Palaces with interior artificial lakes to store water that as well could had been sacred lakes for ritualistic purposes like in Karnak an Elephantine Egypt. This citadel had multi purpose most likely as Cuzco palaces; when the Inca was alive his palace was used as a residence, and after he departed, it was transformed in to a mortuary temple and burial place.
Furthermore, they also had their on perimeter wall as a stronghold, in a way similar concept that Ramses III used to built Medinet Habu his temple complex but the was buried at other palace.
Moreover the city had about 36 smaller edifications and more than thousand small residences. It is also important to know that the artisans were beneficiated of special privileges and had their own neighborhood like in Pisac Cuzco or as many archeological place of Egypt like Giza city, Kahun and Deir el Medina.
The wall decoration also have an excellent Bas relive of profound symbolism but there is not much information because when the Spanish founded Trujillo city at the east side of Chan Chan, the Incas conquered the Chimu about a century earlier, this city was already ravaged and in ruins.
