Chavín de Huántar is located in the north-central sierra of Peru, sandwiched between the desert coast - one of the dryest deserts of the world - and the humid tropical Amazonian lowlands to the east. The famed Andean prehistoric states, culminating with the expansive Inca empire, were primarily situated in coastal and sierra environments.
Desert coast of Perú
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Amazonian jungle east of the Andes
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