Chotuna-Chornancap
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| Alternative name | Chotuna Chornancap Chot |
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| Region | Lambayeque province, Department of Lambayeque, Peru. |
| Coordinates | 6°43′13″S 79°57′10″W / 6.7202°S 79.9529°W |
| Type | Settlement |
| Area | 95 ha |
| History | |
| Material | Adobe |
| Periods | Middle Horizon to Late Horizon |
| Cultures | Sican or Lambayeque |
The Chotuna Chornancap Archaeological Complex is an archaeological site in San Jose district, Lambayeque Region, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north-west of Chiclayo, Peru of a set of truncated pyramids and compounds, highlighting two pyramids: Chotuna and Chornancap, the first of them believed to be related to the legend of Naylamp. Chotuna was a ceremonial center of the Sican culture, one of the cultures of Pre-Columbian Peru, which developed between the years 700 to 1300 AD. Later the Chimu and then the Inca occupation followed. In 2011 the tomb of the so-called priestess of Chornancap was discovered.