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Chimu

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Chi·mu or Chi·mú  (ch-m)
n.
A civilization flourishing on the northern coast of Peru from about 1200 to its absorption by the Inca empire around 1460, known especially for its well-planned cities such as its capital, Chan Chan.

[American Spanish Chimú.]


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Byline: ANI Caracas (Venezuela), July 16 (ANI): Archaeologists have found evidence that a woman from the Chimu culture was buried alive in the 15th century at the Chan Chan archaeological complex in Peru to ameliorate the various effects of what we today call the El Nino weather phenomenon.
Not all the pieces are Chancay; for example, a splendid cape of guacamayo feathers comes from the Chimu culture, which thrived at roughly the same time, in northwest Peru.
In the 14th century, the Incas, who considered gold "the sweat of the sun," conquered the Chimu Empire and made Chimu goldsmiths cover every inch of their Temple of the Sun''s walls in gold.
 
 
 
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