Verified8.1300° S · 79.0700° W · 1261 m
Huaca de la Luna Precinct (La Libertad)
Huaca de la Luna Precinct
Moche (100-800 CE)·Moche·🇵🇪 La Libertad, Peru
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About Huaca de la Luna Precinct (La Libertad)
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. 2095 BCE
- Period
- Moche (100-800 CE)
- Culture
- Moche
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1920
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Moche (100-800 CE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
8.1300° S · 79.0700° W · 1261 m · 3 mapped features
Huaca de la Luna Precinct — Principal Feature
structureHuaca de la Luna Precinct
8.1303° S · 79.0716° WHuaca de la Luna Precinct — Ancillary Complex
complexHuaca de la Luna Precinct
8.1298° S · 79.0699° WHuaca de la Luna Precinct — Outlier Feature
outlierHuaca de la Luna Precinct
8.1289° S · 79.0694° W