Huaca Norte

Huaca Norte is an archaeological site in Saña District, Chiclayo Province, Lambayeque. Huaca Norte is situated nearby to the archaeological site Huaca Oeste, as well as near Huaca Este.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huaca Rajada.

Huaca Rajada

Village

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Huaca Rajada, also known as Sipán, is a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru in the Lambayeque Valley, that is famous for the tomb of Lord of Sipán, excavated by Walter Alva and his wife Susana Meneses beginning in 1987. Huaca Rajada is situated 4½ km east of Huaca Norte.

Huaca Norte

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Saña District, Chiclayo Province, Lambayeque, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-6.81741° or 6° 49′ 3″ south

Longitude

-79.64126° or 79° 38′ 29″ west

Open location code

675259M5+2F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12158388441

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Highlights include Huaca Oeste and Huaca Este.

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