Based on the available evidence, archaeologists have reconstructed the layout of the buildings on platform i. In between the two temples was the capital city of the moche. Article information, pdf download for moche ceremonial architecture as. Ad 200850, archaeologists excavated ceramic vessels. No evidence of residential activity has been found, but elaborate tombs for the elite. At about 100 feet high, the temple of the sun is one of the tallest adobe structure in the americas.
Pdf preliminary structural assessment of adobe archaeological. The platform included an upper level on its northeastern side and a lower one to the south and northeast. Cerro oreja continued to be occupied, although the population may have declined. The huaca del sol is an adobe brick temple built by the moche civilization 100 ce to 800 ce on the northern coast of what is now peru. It is also not hollow, so visitors are only able to walk around it, not through it. It measures some 290 meters northsouth and 210 meters eastwest. The huaca is composed of an enormous platform on the southwestern corner of the complex built of solid adobe platform i. These pyramids, and the city that spanned between them functioned as their capital. The ticket price includes an english or spanishspeaking guide. It was constructed in northern peru between the first and eighth centuries, using. I believe it is the same breed that is the worlds ugliest dog. Pdf on jan 1, 2001, s uceda and others published investigations at huacade laluna. Squier, ephraim george 1877 peru incidents of travel and exploration in the land of the incas. The complex is open daily and there are separate admission fees for the temples and museum.
Pdf on jan 1, 2001, s uceda and others published investigations at huacadelaluna. I want emails from fodors travel with travel information and promotions. We provided matching funds to support a multiyear program with a goal of site conservation and development of a social agenda through cultural tourism. I can unsubscribe any time using the unsubscribe link at the end of all emails. Ceremonial architecture at the site of huaca colorada in the. The temple is one of several ruins found near the volcanic peak of cerro blanco, in the coastal desert near trujillo at the moche valley. Media in category huacas the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. The structure was built with an estimated 140 million adobe bricks, many of them marked with symbols representing the workers who made them. In the heart of their world, the moche constructed two truncated pyramids, the gigantic pyramid of the sun sol and the smaller pyramid of the moon luna. This monumental structure lies on the western flanks of cerro blanco, facing the huaca del sol. Kosok, paul 1965 life, land and water in ancient peru.
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