The Chavin
The Chavin were the first known pre-Columbian Andean civilization were the first advanced society in the Andean highlands area of modern Peru. From 900 to 200 BCE, the Chavin flourished. The Chavin brought the first political unification to the region, uniting some local groups with a common religion and culture. The Chavin civilization receives its modern name from their most important surviving settlement, at Chavin de Huántar. The temple ruins at ChavÍn de Huántar include many common Chavin . The temple shows that the Chavin understood drainage. To prevent the temple from flooding during the highlands' rainy season, it was built with complex drains that kept the temple dry