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Explore San Nicolas in Peru

San Nicolas in the region of Lambayeque is a place in Peru - some 395 mi or ( 635 km ) North-West of Lima , the country's capital city .

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Time in San Nicolas is now 06:18 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Machala, Tumbes, Trujillo, Sipan, and Saltur. Since you are here already, consider visiting Machala . Where to go and what to see in San Nicolas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Sipán

Sipán is a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru that is famous for the tomb of El Señor de Sipán (Lord of Sipán), excavated by Walter Alva and his wife Susana Meneses. It is considered to be one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the last 30 years, because the main tomb was found intact and undisturbed by thieves. Tombs were found in Sipán's Huaca Rajada, an area near Chiclayo. Many huaca were found showing Moche jewelry, masks, and art.

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Located at -6.81 -79.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Peru, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Islands of Croatia, Islands of the Adriatic Sea, Moche culture

Ventarron

Ventarrón is the site of a 4,000-year old temple with painted murals, which was excavated in Peru in 2007 in the Lambayeque region on the northern coast, 760 km north of Peru's capital of Lima. The site is about 12 miles from Sipán, a religious and political center of the later Moche culture, which flourished from AD 1 to AD 700 (about 2000 to 1300 years ago). Researchers named the temple structure Ventarrón.

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Located at -6.80 -79.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Peru, Archaeology of Peru

Ferreñafe

Ferreñafe is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the province Ferreñafe in the region Lambayeque.

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Located at -6.72 -79.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Lambayeque Region