Huaca del Dragón
The Huaca del Dragon, also called Huaca del Arco Iris is an archeological site located in the Peruvian city of Trujillo, near Chan Chan. It is a large religious monument, administrative and ceremonial center.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Huaca del Dragon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Huaca Esmeralda and Trujillo Peru Temple.
Huaca Esmeralda
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Huaca La Esmeralda is an archaeological building belonging to the Chimu culture, is located in the Peruvian city of Trujillo. It is estimated that the adobe construction was done during the first stage of development of the Chimu culture, in close link with the capital Chan Chan. Huaca Esmeralda is situated 3 km south of Huaca del Dragón.
Trujillo Peru Temple
Church
The Trujillo Peru Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru. The intent to build the temple was announced by the church's First Presidency on December 13, 2008. Trujillo Peru Temple is situated 3 km south of Huaca del Dragón.
Museo de sitio Chan Chan
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Museo de sitio Chan Chan is a museum, which is situated 3 km southwest of Huaca del Dragón.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Esperanza and Trujillo.
La Esperanza
Suburb
La Esperanza is a city in Northern Peru, capital of the district La Esperanza in Trujillo Province of the region La Libertad. This city is located some 4 km north of the Historic Centre of Trujillo city.
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 6 km east of Huaca del Dragón.
Huaca del Dragón
- Categories: archaeological site and historic site
- Location: La Esperanza District, Province of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-8.07649° or 8° 4′ 35″ southLongitude
-79.049° or 79° 2′ 56″ westOpen location code
6732WXF2+CCOpenStreetMap ID
way 234919581OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q289725
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Huaca del Dragón” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Huaca del Dragón”
- Hebrew: “ואקה דל ארקו איריס”
- Hebrew: “ואקה דל דרגון”
- Hebrew: “וואקה דל ארקו איריס”
- Hebrew: “וואקה דל דרגון”
- Italian: “Huaca Arco Iris”
- Portuguese: “Huaca del Dragón”
- Spanish: “Huaca Arco Iris”
- Spanish: “Huaca del Arco Iris”
- Spanish: “Huaca del Dragon”
- Spanish: “Huaca del Dragón”
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