Chan Chan Site Museum

Interesting

We visited this museum after we viewed the ruins of Chan Chan. We had a guide, which is important if you only speak English. He explained what we say and referred back to areas of the ruins that we ...

More than 1000 year old Chimu civilization

This museum offers a good overview of Chimu society (870 to 1470 AD). Especially the maquette of Chan Chan, an adobe town which once used to have 10,000 dwellings is worth while. Urban development eve...

Small museum

We visited after seeing ruins of Chan Chan I had hoped for more interesting artifacts from the tombs but later found that those are mostly at another museum, still this is included in the ticket to ...

Good introduction to history of nearby ruins

Affordable, 10 soles per entry when I went with Peruvians. Museum is on the small side, does not take long to go through. It's worth it to pay for a guide to explain more of the artifacts/history for ...

Short and nice

It will take you about 30 minutes to visit the entire museum, and is an excellent closure for a visit to Chan Chan, on the way back to the city. They have a beautiful Peruvian naked dog, that looks li...