Chavin
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Chavin may refer to:
- Chavín cultureChavín cultureThe Chavín were a civilization that developed in the northern Andean highlands of Peru from 900 BC to 200 BC. They extended their influence to other civilizations along the coast. The Chavín were located in the Mosna Valley where the Mosna and Huachecsa rivers merge...
, an early culture of the Andean region, pre-dating the Moche culture in Peru - Chavín de HuantarChavín de HuantarChavín de Huántar is an archaeological site containing ruins and artifacts constructed beginning at least by 1200 BCE and occupied by later cultures until around 400-500 BCE by the Chavín, a major pre-Inca culture. The site is located north of Lima, Peru, at an elevation of , east of the...
, an archaeological site built by the Chavín culture - Chavin, IndreChavin, IndreChavin is a commune in the Indre department in central France.-References:*...
, a commune of the Indre département in France - The Chavín parish belonging to the municipality of ViveiroViveiroViveiro is a town and municipality in the province of Lugo, in the northwestern Galician autonomous community of Spain. It borders on the Cantabric Sea, to the west of Xove and to the east of O Vicedo...
, Spain