Huaca Rajada
Huaca Rajada, also known as Sipán, is a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru in the Lambayeque Valley, that is famous for the tomb of Lord of Sipán, excavated by Walter Alva and his wife Susana Meneses beginning in 1987.
- Type: Village
- Description: archaeological site in northern Peru
- Also known as: “Huaca Rajada-Sipán”, “Sipan”, “Sipan Hacienda”, and “सिपान”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Museo de Sitio Huaca Rajada-Sipán.
Huaca Rajada
- Categories: archaeological site, pyramid, and locality
- Location: Saña District, Chiclayo Province, Lambayeque, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-6.81022° or 6° 48′ 37″ south
Longitude
-79.60328° or 79° 36′ 12″ west
Elevation
91 metres (299 feet)
Open location code
675259QW+WM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Huaca Rajada” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西潘”
- Dutch: “Sipán”
- French: “Huaca Rajada”
- French: “Sipán”
- Galician: “Huaca Rajada”
- Georgian: “სიპანი”
- German: “Sipán”
- Hebrew: “ואקה רחאדה”
- Hindi: “वाका राख़ादा”
- Italian: “Sipán”
- Japanese: “シパン”
- Macedonian: “Сипан”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sipán”
- Polish: “Sipán”
- Quechua: “Sipán”
- Slovenian: “Sipán”
- Spanish: “Huaca Rajada”
- Swedish: “Sipán”
- Ukrainian: “Сіпан”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Huaca Rajada and Villa Saltur.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Tumbas Reales de Sipán and Huaca Rajada.
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