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chanchan
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It may be another pronunciation for the name chimú Chan Chan (Peruvian archaeological site), or the final chords of a tango. Although in both cases it should be chanchán.

  




Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

In Quechua language it means "bright sun". It is the name of an ancient and large pre-Columbian city that hit northern Peru. It was built in adobe by the indigenous Chimú in what is now metropolitan area of the city of Trujillo. It is located on land of today's Huancayo and Trujillo Districts. Former capital of Chimor kingdom. Name of a song by Cuban composer and performer Compay Segundo (Maxima Francisco Repilado Muñoz).

  



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