Barraza
Barraza is a village in Laredo District, Province of Trujillo, La Libertad and has about 677 residents. Barraza is situated nearby to the town Laredo, as well as near the village Conache.Places of Interest
Highlights include Huaca de la Luna and Huaca del Sol.
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. Huaca de la Luna is situated 3½ km southwest of Barraza.
Huaca del Sol
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3½ km southwest of Barraza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laredo and El Porvenir.
Laredo
Town
Photo: Spanchrash, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laredo is the city capital of Laredo District located 9 km from Trujillo, in La Libertad Region, Peru. Laredo is situated 3 km northeast of Barraza.
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 4½ km northwest of Barraza.
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.
Barraza
- Type: Village with 677 residents
- Also known as: “Barraza Hacienda”
- Category: locality
- Location: Laredo District, Province of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.11046° or 8° 6′ 38″ southLongitude
-78.97182° or 78° 58′ 19″ westPopulation
677Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)Open location code
6733V2QH+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 11319862484OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3699418
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