Mojeque

Mojeque, or Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke, is a large archaeological site located in the Casma Province of Ancash Region in northern . Archaeologists believe it functioned as a temple or religious structure.
  • Village
  • …lies at an elevation of around 220 metres (720 feet)
  • …is also known as “Hacienda Mojeque”
  • Description: archaeological site in Peru

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Archaeological site
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3½ km south of Mojeque
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Latitude
-9.53011° or 9° 31′ 48″ south
Longitude
-78.22123° or 78° 13′ 16″ west
Open location code
6723FQ9H+XG
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Open­Street­Map feature
place = village
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Mojeque” goes by many names.
MojequeDutch
Pampa de las Llamas-MoxequeItalian
“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

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