Moche
Moche is a locality in Province of Trujillo, La Libertad. Moche is situated nearby to the locality Villa Lorena, as well as near Choroval.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Huaca de la Luna and Huaca del Sol.
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. Along with the Huaca del Sol, the Huaca de la Luna is part of Huacas de Moche, which is the remains of an ancient Moche capital city called Cerro Blanco, by the volcanic peak of the same name.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trujillo and Moche.
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.
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.
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 6 km west of Moche.
Moche
- Type: Locality
- Location: Province of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-8.1598° or 8° 9′ 35″ southLongitude
-79.0006° or 79° 0′ 2″ westElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
6732RXRX+3PGeoNames ID
8351226
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