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Which civilization made Chan Chan its capital city?

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Flag of Peru with three vertical stripes, red on each side and white in the center, and a central coat of arms featuring a vicuña, cinchona tree, and cornucopia.
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The ChimĂș civilization established Chan Chan as its capital city. Located on the northern coast of modern-day Peru, this site served as the center of the ChimĂș kingdom from approximately 1100 to 1470 CE and remains the largest pre-Columbian city in the Americas.1