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Huaca del Sol

c. 100–800 CE · 2nd century · Also known as Temple of the Sun

The Huaca del Sol, 'Temple of the Sun', is a vast stepped platform of mud brick at Huacas de Moche near Trujillo, Peru, built by the Moche culture between about 100 and 800 CE. Made of an estimated hundred million adobe bricks, many bearing makers' marks, it was one of the largest adobe structures in the Americas and probably a political and administrative centre. In the 17th century Spanish treasure hunters diverted a river to wash away part of it.

Huaca del Sol
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Huaca del Sol. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/huaca-del-sol
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“Huaca del Sol.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/huaca-del-sol. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Huaca del Sol.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/huaca-del-sol.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Huaca del Sol’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/huaca-del-sol (Accessed: ).

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