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Category Archives: Trujillo

The Moche cosmo vision explored in new book / CD

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: September 23, 2012

The book “Cosmos Moche,” the first part of a collection — “Enigmas of Ancient Peru” — is going on sale this week. It includes an English translation and a CD about the Temple of the Moon. “This book is a valuable contribution to understanding the complex world of the Moche, a culture of farmers and [...]

Also posted in Archaeological Sites, Books on Peru, Chiclayo, Lambayeque, News, Northern Circuit | Tagged Moche archaeology, Moche sacrifice, Moche Trail, ruta Moche | Leave a comment

Aging in the ageless Moche portrait vessels

By Rick Vecchio | Published: April 23, 2012

  “Artistically, the Moche were the most remarkable civilization of the Americas. There’s no other civilization in the America’s that came up with the quality of sculpture and the recognizable portraits of individuals, the ability to create true portraiture … There are hundreds of portrait vessels that are so extraordinarily well made that you almost [...]

Also posted in Archaeological Sites, Art & Culture, Arts & Crafts, Chiclayo, Destinations, Lima | Tagged Chris Donnan, Huaca de la Luna, Museo Larco, senior travel to Peru | Leave a comment

Bargain fares with TACA to Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura & Tarapoto

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 12, 2012

Fertur Perú Travel Flash: Taca Airlines is doing it again with extra special fares for their Lima routes  to Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura and Tarapoto. From US$72.00 or  S/.194.00 This offer is valid only until tomorrow (Friday, April 13). All tickets are round trip and include taxes. Travel dates must fall between May 1 and Sept. [...]

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Ancient Moche sacrificial altar discovered atop mountain peak

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: April 6, 2012

  One of the oldest human sacrifice altars in Peru, believed to be from the Moche culture, has been discovered at the summit of Cerro Campana (Mount Hood) near the northern coast city of Trujillo, archaeologist Regulo Franco Jordan told state news agency Andina earlier this week. The structure is about five feet high, consisting [...]

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Peru super air fare specials: Trujillo, Chiclayo & Arequipa

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: March 21, 2012

Fertur Perú Travel has some great domestic airfares via Taca Airlines to tell you about. The routes are from the capital, Lima, to Trujillo, Chiclayo or Arequipa, with availability to travel until June 15, 2012. This offer is valid only for this week  through Saturday, March 24. All tickets are round trip and include taxes. [...]

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Ruins vs. the archaeological complexes: How they’re getting it right with the Moche Temples

By Rick Vecchio | Published: November 7, 2011

“It is said that when the anthropologists arrive, the gods depart. In my opinion, something similar happens with reconstructors of archaeological sites. Imagination is crushed; the mystery, the allure and the enchantment depart. (Many archaeologists would add: and with them goes a lot of irreplaceable information; for these are sites that can no longer be [...]

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The beauty of Moche religious art abounds at the Larco Museum

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: October 13, 2011

The Moche controlling a dozen fertile river valleys along what is now Peru’s northern Pacific coast from about 100 to 800 C.E. (Common Era). Their artisan class were among the most accomplished ceramic workers in the world, meticulously documenting in highly realistic fired-clay artifacts their culture, population, religion, architecture and agriculture, their wars, ceremonies and [...]

Also posted in Art & Culture, Destinations, Family Travel, History, Lima | Tagged Larco Museum, Moche art, Moche Trail, Museo Larco | 1 Comment

Moche – Phase I through IV

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: August 11, 2011
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Blood, Sand and Sacrifice; Moche Archaeological Journey:

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: July 13, 2011

Climate Change History For nearly 500 years, the Moche culture dominated more than 300 miles of Peru’s northern coast, extending inland from the Pacific Ocean to the high western slopes of the Andes. A rigidly stratified society ruled by a caste of warrior-priests, the Moche used a complex system of irrigation canals to cultivate vast [...]

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The creation legend of the Moche Temple of the Moon

By Rick Vecchio | Published: June 6, 2011

The Huaca de la Luna (Temple of the Moon) is the largest Moche archaeological complex, and one of the most impressive ruins to visit in Peru, on par with Machu Picchu or Kuelap or Chan Chan. Located five kilometers from the city of Trujillo, the site juts from the White Mountain, considered a deity (or [...]

Also posted in Archaeological Sites, Family Travel, Prominent Peruvians | Tagged Henry Gayoso, Huaca de la Luna, Moche, Mochica, Temple of the Moon | Leave a comment