Huacas del Sol y de la Luna Archaeological Complex

Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru

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The archaeological complex Huacas del Sol y de la Luna includes two large truncated pyramids, the Huaca Las Estrellas, Huaca del Cerro Blanco, the Araña geoglyph and other constructions located on the north coast of Peru, in a landscape characterized by the imposing Cerro White, the vegetation that grows thanks to the waters of the Moche River and the proximity to the sea.



The Huacas del Sol and de la Luna are monuments of Peru, located about five kilometers south of Trujillo, in the district of Moche. This archaeological site physically represented the capital of the Mochica Culture from the 1st century BC. Until the IX century.



Both huacas constituted the center of power for the millennial Mochica people, which developed between 100 and 900 AD. Currently the archaeological complex, also known as Huacas de Moche, covers about 60 hectares.



Archaeologist Santiago Uceda and restorer Ricardo Morales, directors of the Huaca de la Luna Project. Both huacas are separated by an esplanade of about 500 meters, where the urban center that housed the Moche elite is still preserved underground.
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