Encalada

Encalada is a locality in Trujillo province, La Libertad. Encalada is situated nearby to the locality La Perla, as well as near Monserrate.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estadio Mansiche and Huaca del Sol.

Estadio Mansiche

Stadium

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Estadio Mansiche is the largest stadium of the city of Trujillo and the home of the most important football clubs in the city, Carlos A. Mannucci and Universidad César Vallejo. Estadio Mansiche is situated 3 km north of Encalada.

Huaca del Sol

Ruins

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The Huaca del Sol is an adobe brick pyramid built by the Moche civilization on the northern coast of what is now Peru. The pyramid is one of several ruins found near the volcanic peak of Cerro Blanco, in the coastal desert near Trujillo at the Moche Valley. Huaca del Sol is situated 3 km east of Encalada.

Huaca de la Luna

Ruins

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Huaca de la Luna is a large adobe brick structure built mainly by the Moche people of northern Peru. It sits roughly 5 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean, 4 km from the modern city of Trujillo, and near the mouth of the Moche River. Huaca de la Luna is situated 3½ km east of Encalada.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trujillo and Buenos Aires.

Trujillo

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

Buenos Aires

Suburb

Buenos Aires is a coastal town and resort located in Víctor Larco Herrera district, in Trujillo, Peru. This locality is subdivided into three zones: Buenos Aires South, extending to the border with the Moche district, Buenos Aires Central limiting with Vista Alegre by east and the sector called Buenos Aires North extending up to the limit with Huanchaco. Buenos Aires is situated 4 km west of Encalada.

Moche

Town

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Moche is a Peruvian 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. Moche is situated 4½ km south of Encalada.

Encalada

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Encalada Hacienda” and “La Encalada”
Location: Trujillo province, La Libertad, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-8.13417° or 8° 8′ 3″ south

Longitude

-79.02306° or 79° 1′ 23″ west

Elevation

17 metres (56 feet)

Open location code

6732VX8G+8Q

GeoNames ID

3697149

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