Chancay.-the meaning of this name is also understandable if you consider migration of the Chavin culture from Huantar, therefore, is derived from the quechua phrase " chan-cay - lla " that means " it is one step " and this meaning coincides with the characteristic of the place: from the heights of Pasamayo, being in Chancay, the sea looks very closely, so it seems that a jump I could get to it. And this concept in quechua is expressed as " chan-cay - lla ".