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On the banks of the Río Moche just south of Trujillo are two huge pyramidal adobe structures
called Huaca del Sol, the Temple of the Sun, and Huaca de la Luna,
Temple of the Moon. This complex is generally considered to have
been the ceremonial and political center of the Moche kingdom. Huaca del
Sol, imaged on the right, constructed throughout of adobe bricks, is by far the
largest structure built in pre-Conquest Western Hemisphere.. The side
facing the plaza has The view on the left
shows the Huaca del Sol in the distance with the great plaza between the
two pyramids occupying
most of the image. A number of sites being excavated by teams of
archaeologists can be seen scattered across the plaza. Most of the
many small depressions that can be seen pock marking the broad expanse,
though, are remains of diggings by huaceros - grave robbers - some
relatively modern, others undoubtedly going back hundreds of years. Beyond the
Huaca del Sol you can see the fields that are irrigated by the Río
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the river in an attempt to expose the interior of the Huaca
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