Las Casuarinas
Las Casuarinas is a neighborhood in Trujillo province, La Libertad. Las Casuarinas is situated nearby to the neighborhood Villa del Contador, as well as near Urbanización Santo Dominguito.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 del Sol is situated 2½ km southeast of Las Casuarinas.
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. Huaca de la Luna is situated 3 km southeast of Las Casuarinas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trujillo and Buenos Aires.
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.
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 5 km southwest of Las Casuarinas.
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. La Esperanza is situated 5 km northwest of Las Casuarinas.
Las Casuarinas
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Trujillo province, La Libertad, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.12222° or 8° 7′ 20″ southLongitude
-79.01516° or 79° 0′ 55″ westOpen location code
6732VXHM+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 992369194OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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