Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 506

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

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Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 506 in La Libertad, Peru is a Moche (100-800 CE) temple-complex.

Why it mattersKey Moche temple-complex.

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01Ritual model

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History

How it came to be

Built: c. 3810 BCE
Period: Moche (100-800 CE)
Culture: Moche
Purpose: Settlement
Rediscovered: 1941
Excavation: Partially excavated

Moche (100-800 CE)
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Structures & features

8.1373° S · 79.0593° W · 1035 m · 4 mapped features

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 506 — Principal Feature
structure
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 506
8.1392° S · 79.0587° W
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 506 — Ancillary Complex
complex
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 506
8.1384° S · 79.0613° W
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 506 — Outlier Feature
outlier
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 506
8.1361° S · 79.0602° W
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 506 — Reservoir/Cistern
hydraulic
Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 506
8.1375° S · 79.0609° W

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