Moche

Moche is a city, the capital of Moche District in Trujillo Province of La Libertad Region in northern Peru. It is located in the Moche Valley and was the center of development of the ancient Moche or Mochica culture.
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  • Type: Town with 20,500 residents
  • Description: city in La Libertad Region, Peru
  • Also known as: “Moche, Trujillo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Huacas de Moche Museum.

Museum
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is situated 4 km northeast of Moche.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buenos Aires and Trujillo.

Suburb
is a coastal town and resort located in Víctor Larco Herrera district, in , . This locality is subdivided into three zones: South, extending to the border with the Moche district, Central limiting with by east and the sector called North extending up to the limit with . is situated 6 km northwest of Moche.

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is a city of 790,000 people in Northwestern , very close to the Pacific Coast. was founded in 1534 among 4 Chimu settlements to enable the Spanish to ally with them against the Incas.

Moche

Latitude
-8.17142° or 8° 10′ 17″ south
Longitude
-79.00894° or 79° 0′ 32″ west
Population
20,500
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
6732RXHR+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3313774905
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3694725
Wiki­data ID
Q6887544
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Akan to Swedish—“Moche” goes by many names.
  • Akan: “Moche (Trujillo)”
  • Asturian: “Moche”
  • Catalan: “Moche”
  • Cebuano: “Moche”
  • Danish: “Moche”
  • Dutch: “Moche”
  • French: “Moche”
  • German: “Moche”
  • Slovenian: “Moche”
  • Spanish: “Moche”
  • Swedish: “Moche”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Municipalidad de Moche and Biblioteca Municipal.

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