Chan Chan, Peru
If Machu Picchu -- one of the most
famous archeological sites in the world -- had remained undiscovered,
people would still flock to Peru to see another site, Chan Chan.
Unfortunately, it continues to be overshadowed by the famed Lost City of
the Incas. Estimated to have once housed 30,000 people of the Chimor
civilization from A.D. 850 until 1470, the massive adobe city sits on 12
square miles along the Peruvian coast near the city of Trujillo, and is
the largest pre-Columbian city in South America. Intricate carvings of
birds, turtles and fish adorn the walls of this UNESCO World Heritage
Site, which is threatened by erosion. So it's not only underrated, but
it's also slowly disappearing.
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