☰Things to Do

UNESCO-listed ceremonial complex with sunken plazas, stone galleries, and the Lanzón monolith.

National museum displaying Chavín stone heads, pututus, obelisks, and finds from the ceremonial centre.

Chavin ritual site with mountain views and excavated stone sculpture

Short uphill viewpoint trail with views over Chavín town, the valley, and the archaeological site.

Baños termales de Quercos is a small hot-spring bathing spot near Chavín de Huántar, where sulphurous water emerges from rock above the river. After …

Casa de Mama Rayhuana is a mountainside ruin above the road to Nunupata, more a glimpse from the valley than a site you wander …

Cueva de Yurac Machay, the "white cave", takes its name from the pale volcanic tuff around it. Inside is a monolith that recalls the …

Central square of Chavín de Huántar, lined by the church, town hall, shops, and cafes.