Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa is a neighborhood in Trujillo Province, Province of Trujillo, La Libertad. Santa Rosa is situated nearby to the neighborhood Villa del Contador, as well as near Pueblo Joven El Bosque.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
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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.
Huacas de Moche Museum
Museum
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Huacas de Moche Museum is situated 2½ km southeast of Santa Rosa.
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 Santa Rosa.
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 6 km south of Santa Rosa.
Santa Rosa
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Trujillo Province, Province of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-8.12092° or 8° 7′ 15″ southLongitude
-79.00115° or 79° 0′ 4″ westElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
6732VXHX+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 9528868166OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
7778740
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