Farfan — Chimú Administrative Palace Northern Frontier Jequetepeque

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Why it mattersKey Chimú → Inca hybrid 1470 Inca administrative refacing ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.

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Built

1200 CE Chimú compounds 100 m × 80 m; 1470 Inca niche compound

Period

Chimú (1200–1470) before Inca 1470 remodel Inca-Chimú style palace hybrid

Culture

Chimú → Inca hybrid 1470 Inca administrative refacing

Purpose

Northernmost Chimú palace city (30 ha) with 6 walled compounds 100 ×80 each and Inca 1470 compound with 34 niches — frontier capital 30 km N Trujillo to control Jequetepeque rice

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1969

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1950 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Farfan — Chimú Administrative Palace Northern Frontier Jequetepeque

2. 1200 CE Chimú compounds 100 m × 80 m; 1470 Inca niche compound

   Initial construction / first occupation at Farfan — Chimú Administrative Palace Northern Frontier Jequetepeque

• Farfan — Chimú Administrative Palace Northern Frontier Jequetepeque — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Farfan — Chimú Administrative Palace Northern Frontier Jequetepeque — primary structure

  7.2029° S · 79.5094° W

• Farfan — Chimú Administrative Palace Northern Frontier Jequetepeque — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Farfan — Chimú Administrative Palace Northern Frontier Jequetepeque — subsidiary complex

  7.2027° S · 79.5062° W

• Farfan — Chimú Administrative Palace Northern Frontier Jequetepeque — Southern Rock Art

  rock art

  rock art at Farfan — Chimú Administrative Palace Northern Frontier Jequetepeque — primary structure

  7.2052° S · 79.5099° W