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Tag Archives: Huaca de la Luna

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 [...]

Posted in Archaeological Sites, Art & Culture, Arts & Crafts, Chiclayo, Destinations, Lima, Trujillo | Also tagged Chris Donnan, Museo Larco, senior travel to Peru | Leave a comment

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 [...]

Posted in Archaeological Sites, Cusco, Destinations, Northern Circuit, Trujillo | Tagged Huaca de la Luna | Leave a comment

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 [...]

Posted in Archaeological Sites, Family Travel, Prominent Peruvians, Trujillo | Also tagged Henry Gayoso, Moche, Mochica, Temple of the Moon | Leave a comment