Huaca de la Luna Precinct

Moche (100-800 CE)·Moche·🇵🇪 La Libertad, Peru

Save I’ve been here Save to list Open in atlas Directions

About

About Huaca de la Luna Precinct

Huaca de la Luna Precinct in La Libertad, Peru is a Moche (100-800 CE) temple-complex.

Why it mattersKey Moche temple-complex.

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

01Chronology

Theories

01Ritual model

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

History

How it came to be

Built: c. 2817 BCE
Period: Moche (100-800 CE)
Culture: Moche
Purpose: Settlement
Rediscovered: 1944
Excavation: Partially excavated

Moche (100-800 CE)
Initial construction

On the ground

Structures & features

8.1300° S · 79.0700° W · 187 m · 3 mapped features

Huaca de la Luna Precinct — Principal Feature
structure
Huaca de la Luna Precinct at Huaca de la Luna Precinct
8.1294° S · 79.0694° W
Huaca de la Luna Precinct — Ancillary Complex
complex
Huaca de la Luna Precinct at Huaca de la Luna Precinct
8.1286° S · 79.0707° W
Huaca de la Luna Precinct — Outlier Feature
outlier
Huaca de la Luna Precinct at Huaca de la Luna Precinct
8.1293° S · 79.0693° W

Sources

Sources & further reading

1 source behind this record — the literature it was built from, plus news, books and films added by members.

Submit a resource for Huaca de la Luna Precinct

0
Article2020doi.org
Huaca de la Luna Precinct — Overview

Ratings & reviews

What visitors say

No reviews yet — be the first to rate Huaca de la Luna Precinct.

Tell other explorers what it is like to stand there.

Community

Theories & discussion

Nobody has written about Huaca de la Luna Precinct yet. Theories, questions and trip reports all belong here.

Start a discussion

No discussion about Huaca de la Luna Precinct yet — start the first thread.