Villa del Contador
Villa del Contador is a neighborhood in Trujillo Province, Province of Trujillo, La Libertad. Villa del Contador is situated nearby to the neighborhood Pueblo Joven El Bosque, as well as near Santa Rosa.Places of Interest
Highlights include Huaca del Sol and Huaca de la Luna.
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 de la Luna
Ruins
Photo: Pimpinellus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trujillo and El Porvenir.
Trujillo
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.
El Porvenir
Suburb
El Porvenir is a city in Northern Peru, capital of the district El Porvenir in Trujillo Province of the region La Libertad. This city is located some 4 km north of the Historic Centre of Trujillo city. El Porvenir is situated 5 km north of Villa del Contador.
La Esperanza
Suburb
La Esperanza is a city in Northern Peru, capital of the district La Esperanza in Trujillo Province of the region La Libertad. This city is located some 4 km north of the Historic Centre of Trujillo city. La Esperanza is situated 5 km northwest of Villa del Contador.
Villa del Contador
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Trujillo Province, Province of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-8.11984° or 8° 7′ 11″ southLongitude
-79.00783° or 79° 0′ 28″ westElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
6732VXJR+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 287806306OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
7778682
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