Mojeque

Mojeque
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Mojeque, or Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke, is a major Initial Period archaeological site in the Casma Valley of Ancash, Peru, dating to 1900-1400 BC and covering about 550 acres. The site features two great mounds: Moxeke, a stepped pyramid roughly 170 m per side and 25 m tall with polychromatic reliefs of human figures and deities, and Huaca A, a massive storehouse with 77 rooms on different levels. Julio Tello discovered six huge stone-and-mud idols nearly 4 m tall within niches on the pyramid.

TypeTemple complex
Period3000 - 1500 BC
CountryPeru
Coordinates9.5064° S, 78.2262° W

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