- 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.
- From the Huaca de la Luna site there are good views of the Huaca del Sol, which is the largest single pre-Columbian structure in Peru...
- 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.
- These dramatic temples are known as the Huaca del Sol (Temple of the Sun) and the Huaca de la Luna (Temple of the Moon).
- Datos importantes: La Huaca de la Luna se encuentra en el distrito de Moche, en la región de La Libertad, en la costa norte del Perú.
- Huaca de la Luna, or Temple of the Moon, was part of the ancient Moche capital. It was constructed in northern Peru between the first and eighth centuries...
- Huaca del Sol (Temple of the Sun) and Huaca de la Luna (Temple of the Moon) sat at opposite ends of city called Cerro Blanco, the nearby volcanic peak.
- No, you can't take pictures in the museum, but to us it was still worth it. The ticket for Huaca de la Luna includes a guide, and ours was incredible.
- The Moche built the Huaca de la Luna and Huaca del Sol, which are examples of how advanced the early civilizations of Peru were in their building techniques...