• Discover Huaca de la Luna in Moche, Peru: The outside of this exposed Moche pyramid is covered with striking colorful adobe friezes.
  • A view of the Huaca de la Luna, with Cerro Blanco in the background. The main mural of the Huaca de la Luna. Lower right panel, Moche culture, pre-Columbian.
  • ...Huaca de la Luna are an incredible legacy of the Moche Culture that used to live on this land and worship at these pyramids near Trujillo in Peru.
  • Today, we are fortunate enough to be able to visit Huaca de la Luna and admire the colorful murals that tell the story of the god Ai-apaec.
  • PeruNorth's guide to Trujillo's Huaca de la Luna. A highly impressive, adobe Moche Pyramid, better preserved than larger Huaca del Sol nearby.
  • Further reading: Learn more about the Moche civilization. Desert ruins in northern Peru: Huaca de la Luna Desert ruins in northern Peru: Huaca del Sol.
  • Huaca de la Luna es una construcción de adobe que está ubicada al norte del Perú, en el departamento de La Libertad, a unos 5 km al sur de Trujillo...
  • Huaca del Sol & Huaca de la Luna. Hidden in the vast Moche Valley in northern Peru lie two outstanding pre-Inca structures that extend over 60 hectares.
  • The Huaca del Sol is the single largest Pre-Columbian structure in Peru. The smaller Huaca de la Luna is about 500 meters away across the open desert.