🏞️ Huaca del Sol

Peru · Americas · 8.13°S, 78.99°W

The Huaca del Sol is an adobe brick pyramid built by the Moche civilization on the northern coast of what is now Peru. The pyramid is one of several ruins found near the volcanic peak of Cerro Blanco, in the coastal desert near Trujillo at the Moche Valley. The other major ruin at the site is the nearby Huaca de la Luna, a better-preserved but smaller temple.

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Quick facts

Country	Peru
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	8.13°S, 78.99°W · view on map

Huaca del Sol is located in Peru, in Americas.

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