Chavin may refer to:

Places

  • Chavín de Huantar, an archaeological site in Peru built by the Chavín culture
  • Chavín District, Chincha, Peru
  • Chavín de Huantar District, Huari, Peru
  • Chavín de Pariarca District, Huamalies, Peru
  • Chavin, Indre, a commune of the Indre département in France
  • Chavin, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran
  • The Chavín parish belonging to the municipality of Viveiro, Spain

Other uses

  • Chinga Chavin, U.S. musician
  • Chavín culture, an early culture of the Andean region, pre-dating the Moche culture in Peru
  • Operation Chavín de Huántar, a Peruvian military operation that ended the 1997 Japanese embassy hostage crisis
  • Rhinella chavin (R. chavin), a species of toad

See also