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Huaca del Dragón
A small Chimú temple decorated with friezes of a double-headed rainbow creature.
- Editor's score
- 4.3
- Visit
- 40 min
- Price
- €
About
Also called Huaca Arco Iris, the temple is surrounded by a protective wall and rises in two platforms. Its adobe walls are carved with repeated images of a rainbow or serpent-like creature flanked by figures, motifs thought to relate to fertility and rain in the desert.
Best time to go: Visit on the same ticket and tour as Chan Chan, ideally in the morning.
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