Today, the temples, canals, and plazas of Chavín de Huántar stand mostly in ruins. But the site (about 250 kilometers north of Lima, Peru) was once was the heart of the Chavín culture, a ...

A lost temple could teach us about how modern society is structured. Chavin de Huantar lies in a narrow valley in the high Andes, 3,200m (10,500ft) above sea level. You can’t see the temple ...

The network of sealed passages within the Chavín de Huántar temple complex were discovered in 2019 but only explored earlier this year. (Image credit: John Rick/Programa Chavin) ...

CyArk Chavin Database Today, the temples, canals, and plazas of Chavín de Huántar stand mostly in ruins. But the site (about 250 ... Its oldest granite and limestone temples date back to about 1200 ...

Many such heads were found inside the site’s temples—more than 100 of them are held at the National Chavín Museum—but many more were lost in a flood in 1940. “The last time we found a ...

LIMA, May 30 (Reuters) - A team of archaeologists has discovered a network of passageways under a more than 3,000-year-old temple in the Peruvian Andes. Chavin de Huantar temple, located in the ...