"Sol y La Luna"

The Temples of the Sun and Moon are well-known Peruvian monuments, located about five kilometers south of Trujillo, in the district of Moche. These sites physically represented the archaeological capital of the Mochica culture from the first century C. until the ninth century. 


Just a few theories can be found, but the most convincing ones are those who claim that the structures were specially built for politics and religion. At the bottom of their walls,  a middle-class city remains. 

Huaca Del Sol: The Huaca del Sol is an ancient edifice, built for administrative purposes, consisting of a  43 meters tall stepped pyramid. It has five eighty feet long terraces, on a 228 long by 136 wide basis, and its platform is 18 meters high. It is crowned by a 23 meters high pyramid, which has a 103 meters across squared base. According to a legend, this monument was constructed in three days by a quarter of a million men who used approximately 130 million bricks. The Huaca was the political and administrative center of this culture, and the residence of high Moche society.

Huaca de La Luna: The Huaca de la Luna interesting wall paintings, preserved in 5 colors (white, black, red, blue and yellow), can be appreciated in the over 1500 years old courts and ceremonial plazas. In the front a serie of characters can be seen, and each figure is connected with the worship of water, agricultural fertility and the sacrifices made in this temple.