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