Huaca de la Luna

Huaca de la Luna
The moche deity Ai apaec (decapitador) on a wall inside the temple or Huaca of the Moon
Location Peru
Nearest cityTrujillo
Coordinates8°8′5.93″S 78°59′27.40″W / 8.1349806°S 78.9909444°W / -8.1349806; -78.9909444
EstablishedMochica era
Museum Huacas of Moche
A view of the Huaca de la Luna, with Cerro Blanco in the background
The main mural of the Huaca de la Luna
Lower right panel, Moche culture, pre-Columbian
Mural detail, Ai-Apaec (Ayapec), Huaca de la Luna

Huaca de la Luna ("Temple or Shrine of the Moon") is a large adobe brick structure built mainly by the Moche people of northern Peru.[1] Along with the Huaca del Sol, the Huaca de la Luna is part of Huacas de Moche, which is the remains of an ancient Moche capital city called Cerro Blanco, by the volcanic peak of the same name.

  1. ^ Benson, E.P.; Cook, A.G. (2001). Ritual sacrifice in ancient Peru. University of Texas Press. p. 211.