Chimú Empire expands along the Peruvian coast

1335

From their adobe capital of Chan Chan, the Chimú lords extended their empire northward along the Pacific littoral, conquering the Lambayeque and Jequetepeque valleys. Their hydraulic engineers dug irrigation canals across deserts to sustain agriculture in one of the earth's driest landscapes, and their goldsmiths produced work of breathtaking delicacy. Only the Inca would surpass them.