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    Chavín de Huántar is an archaeological site in Peru, containing ruins and artifacts constructed as early as 1200 BC, and occupied until around 400–500...
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    Operation Chavín de Huántar was a military operation in which a team of 142 commandos of the Peruvian Armed Forces ended the 1997 Japanese embassy hostage...
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    site for the Chavín culture is Chavín de Huántar, located in the Andean highlands of the present-day Ancash Region. Although Chavín de Huántar may or may...
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  • chavin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chavin may refer to: Chavín de Huantar, an archaeological site in Peru built by the Chavín culture Chavín District...
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    Country - Social Integration Party. In 1997, Williams led Operation Chavín de Huántar, a military operation that successfully ended the Japanese embassy...
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    Counterterrorist Company "Chavín de Huántar" No. 61, commonly known as Chavín de Huántar Command (Spanish: Comando Chavín de Huántar), is the elite unit of...
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    Chavín de Huántar District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru. The Cordillera Blanca traverses the western part of the district...
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  • attributes of Chavín de Huantar. They identified within the site held the same resonance produced by pututu shells (also used as instruments in the Chavín culture)...
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    Raimondi Stele (category Chavin culture)
    significant piece of art of the Chavín culture of the central Andes in present-day Peru. The Chavín were named after Chavín de Huantar, the main structure found...
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    archeology and served as its first director. In addition, he investigated Chavín de Huantar as the focus for his work in the Andean highlands, which he believed...
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  • sometimes known by the nom de guerre "Evaristo". He was killed by Peruvian government forces during Operation Chavín de Huántar in 1997. Cerpa was born in...
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    1996). "La Toma de la Embajada". Caretas. No. 1445. Archived from the original on 27 November 1999. "El Triunvirato de Chavín de Huantar: Y Ahora Quién...
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    Stela of the cactus bearer (category Chavin culture)
    plaza at the archaeological site known as the ceremonial center of Chavín de Huántar in the Ancash region of Peru. It was discovered during the 1972 excavation...
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    forces recaptured the embassy in a military action called Operation Chavín de Huántar, which allowed the release of the hostages with the exception of Carlos...
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    archaeologist Julio C. Tello at the Chavín culture site of Chavín de Huántar. Construction of Chavín de Huántar began around 1200 BCE and the site continued...
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    Cundinamarca El poder brutal, Quito Chachapoya cliff tombs at Revash Chavín de Huantar's Old Temple Mount Rushmore, South Dakota – granite Crazy Horse Memorial...
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    Lanzón (category Chavin culture)
    associated with the Chavín culture. It is located in the Old Temple of Chavin de Huantar which rests in the central highlands of Peru. The Chavín religion was...
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    plan was practiced again and again until perfect for the Operation Chavin de Huantar that ended the Japanese embassy hostage crisis. As of 2008[update]...
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    have a very long history. Archeologists found them, for example, at Chavín de Huántar site in Peru (presumably used for consumption of psychoactive preparations...
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    political phenomenon, with their religious center in Chavín de Huantar. After the decline of the Chavin culture around the beginning of the 1st century CE...
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    and Juanca Caraz, Puya Raimondi at Mirador de Huinchus Huaraz – Olleros – Yanashallash – Chavín de Huantar – Qiruqucha and Catac Caraz, Parun Lake Catac...
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    many famous ancient Andean artifacts, most notably the Lanzón from Chavín de Huantar ; a recreation of the burial chamber of the Lord of Sipan; and the...
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    Highlights include the Raimondi Stele and the Tello Obelisk from Chavín de Huantar, and an impressive scale model of the Incan citadel, Machu Picchu...
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  • 700 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. It lies northeast of Queshque. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL...
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    2023. Retrieved 26 September 2022. "Suscripción de Convenio de Hermanamiento entre las localidades de Otama y Machu Picchu Pueblo". Embajada del Japón...
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  • Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Catac District. It lies north...
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  • a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in, Chavín de Huantar District, Huari Province, Ancash Region. It is situated at a height...
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    Artifacts were found at a site called Chavín de Huantar in modern Peru at an elevation of 3,177 meters. Chavín civilization spanned 900 to 200 BCE. The...
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    societies that elude definition as states, such as the Olmec and Chavín de Huántar, as well as the Inca, China in the Shang dynasty, the Maya Civilization...
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    of the Cordillera Blanca, one can visit archaeological sites like Chavín de Huantar and the eastern highlands of Ancash, known as Conchucos. The name...
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