Criadero La Merced

Criadero La Merced is a building in Moche, Trujillo province, La Libertad. Criadero La Merced is situated nearby to the archaeological site Huaca Chica, as well as near the park Plaza San Jose.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Huaca de la Luna and Huacas de Moche Museum.

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 2 km north of Criadero La Merced.

Huacas de Moche Museum

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Huacas de Moche Museum is situated 1¼ km north of Criadero La Merced.

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 2½ km north of Criadero La Merced.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moche and Trujillo.

Moche

Town

Photo: Spanchrash, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2½ km southwest of Criadero La Merced.

Trujillo

Photo: S23678, CC BY 3.0.

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.

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 7 km west of Criadero La Merced.

Criadero La Merced

Type: Building
Location: Moche, Trujillo province, La Libertad, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-8.15235° or 8° 9′ 9″ south

Longitude

-78.99677° or 78° 59′ 48″ west

Open location code

6733R2X3+37

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1303983528

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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