Huaca de
la Luna, mochica temple
The Temples of the Sun
and Moon are monuments of Peru, located about five kilometres
south of Trujillo in the Moche district. This archaeological site
represented physically the capital of the Mochica culture from
1st century AD until the 9th century, the museum is next to one
of the most visited places in the northern city of Trujillo. The
Temple of the Moon or Huaca de la Luna has been considered as a
religious center of the mochicas.
Click on the picture to have a larger
version - also panoramic
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an impressive building left here for so many years ago |
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many bricks they have made to fullfill the two tempels |
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Where
the people lived between the two tempels |
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