Huaca de la Luna
100 CE – 700 CE
A major temple-pyramid of the Moche civilization on Peru's northern coast, built and rebuilt in successive layers over some six centuries and decorated with extraordinarily well-preserved polychrome murals depicting the fanged, staff-wielding deity known to archaeologists as Ai Apaec — the "Decapitator." Alongside the neighbouring Huaca del Sol, it formed the ceremonial and administrative heart of one of the Moche state's principal capitals.
Late AntiquePre-Columbian
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