Before Machu Picchu, there was this — and almost no one remembers it

Before Machu Picchu, there was this — and almost no one remembers it

Before Machu Picchu captured the world’s imagination, there stood another capital,  older, larger, and built from sunbaked earth. It rose from the desert near the Pacific, and for centuries, it thrived. Today, it is slowly being erased by wind, salt, and time. Its name is Chan Chan. Once the seat of the powerful Chimú kingdom, […] The post Before Machu Picchu, there was this — and almost no one remembers it appeared first on Curiosmos.