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[[file:Huaca del Sol - Août 2007.jpg|250px|right|thumb| Panoramic view of the Archaeological site of [[Huaca del Sol]] (Temple of the sun, [[Moche (culture)|Mochica]] political capital, south of [[Trujillo, Peru|Trujillo]] city]]
{{short description|Archaeological site in Peru}}
[[File:Huaca del Sol - Août 2007.jpg|250px|right|thumb| Panoramic view of the Archaeological site of [[Huaca del Sol]] (Temple of the sun, [[Moche (culture)|Mochica]] political capital, south of [[Trujillo, Peru|Trujillo]] city]]
The '''Moche Route''' is a tourist destination that begins in the [[Peru]]vian city of [[Trujillo, Peru|Trujillo]]<ref>{{cite web |year= |url = http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/newweb/portals/0/PA_Ruta_Moche.pdf|title= Ruta Moche La Libertad|editor =MINCETUR|accessdate=December 4, 2012}}</ref> in what once was the seat of power of the Moche culture known as The Temples of the Sun and the Moon and then goes through a series of places that were part of the kingdoms [[Moche (culture)|Moche]] and [[Chimu]]. The route runs along the northern Peruvian mainly through the regions called [[La Libertad Region|La Libertad]] and [[Lambayeque Region|Lambayeque]]. In this route, are found the major archaeological sites in this area of Peru, belonging to the Moche culture. Recently the MINCETUR (Ministry of Tourism of Peru) has received the Ulysses Award for the promotion of this tourist route in 2011.
The '''Moche Route''' is a tourist destination that begins in the [[Peru]]vian city of [[Trujillo, Peru|Trujillo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/newweb/portals/0/PA_Ruta_Moche.pdf|title=Ruta Moche La Libertad|editor=MINCETUR|accessdate=December 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711002253/http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/newweb/portals/0/PA_Ruta_Moche.pdf|archivedate=July 11, 2012}}</ref> in what once was the seat of power of the Moche culture known as The Temples of the Sun and the Moon and then goes through a series of places that were part of the kingdoms [[Moche (culture)|Moche]] and [[Chimu]]. The route runs along the northern Peruvian mainly through the regions called [[La Libertad Region|La Libertad]] and [[Lambayeque Region|Lambayeque]]. In this route, are found the major archaeological sites in this area of Peru, belonging to the Moche culture. Recently the MINCETUR (Ministry of Tourism of Peru) has received the Ulysses Award for the promotion of this tourist route in 2011.


==Sites of the route==
==Sites of the route==
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* [[Huaca Esmeralda]]
* [[Huaca Esmeralda]]
* [[Lady of Cao|The Lady of Cao]]
* [[Lady of Cao|The Lady of Cao]]
*[[Pampa Grande]]


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Pre-Inca cultures]]
* [[Pre-Inca cultures]]
* [[Huaca de la Luna]]
* [[Huaca de la Luna]]

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==External links==
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* [http://www.huacas.com/ www.huacas.com]
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* [http://www.huacadelaluna.org.pe Sun and Moon Official Project information ]
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* [http://www.jqjacobs.net/archaeo/sites/huaca_del_sol.kmz Huaca del Sol placemarks] Google Earth .kmz

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==Notes==
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{{reflist}}


==References==
==References==
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# ''The Incas and Their Ancestors: the archaeology of Peru.'' Michael E. Moseley, Thames and Hudson, 1992.
# ''The Incas and Their Ancestors: the archaeology of Peru.'' Michael E. Moseley, Thames and Hudson, 1992.
{{Archaeological sites in Peru}}
{{Archaeological sites in Peru}}

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===Notes===
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{{reflist}}

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==External links==
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* [http://www.huacas.com/ www.huacas.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180307041615/http://themocheroute.pe/ www.themocheroute.pe]
* [http://www.larutamoche.pe/ www.larutamoche.pe]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121126210145/http://www.huacadelaluna.org.pe/ Sun and Moon Official Project information ]
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* [http://www.jqjacobs.net/archaeo/sites/huaca_del_sol.kmz Huaca del Sol placemarks] Google Earth .kmz


[[Category:Moche sites]]
[[Category:Moche sites]]
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[[Category:Adobe buildings and structures]]
[[Category:Adobe buildings and structures]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in La Libertad Region]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in La Libertad Region]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Peru]]

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Panoramic view of the Archaeological site of Huaca del Sol (Temple of the sun, Mochica political capital, south of Trujillo city

The Moche Route is a tourist destination that begins in the Peruvian city of Trujillo[1] in what once was the seat of power of the Moche culture known as The Temples of the Sun and the Moon and then goes through a series of places that were part of the kingdoms Moche and Chimu. The route runs along the northern Peruvian mainly through the regions called La Libertad and Lambayeque. In this route, are found the major archaeological sites in this area of Peru, belonging to the Moche culture. Recently the MINCETUR (Ministry of Tourism of Peru) has received the Ulysses Award for the promotion of this tourist route in 2011.

Sites of the route

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Some places of the Moche route are:

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Huacas.

References

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  1. Art of the Andes, from Chavin to Inca. Rebecca Stone-Miller, Thames and Hudson, 1995.
  2. The Incas and Their Ancestors: the archaeology of Peru. Michael E. Moseley, Thames and Hudson, 1992.

Notes

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  1. ^ MINCETUR (ed.). "Ruta Moche La Libertad" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
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