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This is my final paper for my Environmental Change of Lating America class, in which I looked into the case of Chan chan and how its story provides policy maker a unique perspective for environmental awareness in our modern world.  

Executive Summary
El Niño events are not a modern phenomenon, but a long established one. Residents of Chan Chan of the Chimú civilization in pre-Columbian Peruvian coast were among the ones who faced threats from these events. Its story, therefore, is important to our understanding of these events which become increasingly strong in recent years and can provide a lesson of how we may deal with them in contemporary time. With increasing value in tourism, Chan Chan, now as an archaeological zone, should also be used as a site of environmental awareness, educating both the local residents and tourists.

•  Chan Chan and El Niño Final Policy Brief paper