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| Adobe brick walls in the Temple of the Sun, hundreds of years old... |
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| Fierce visage of a Moche deity |
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| Frightening depiction of a cruel deity |
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| Some teeth.... |
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| Symbol of Eagle on upper left, and catfish on lower right... |
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| Excavated remnants of Inca city at the foot of Temples of Sun and Moon |
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| Mountainous and arid surroundings of old Inca City and Temples |
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| Detail of people, animals and various birds on a temple wall - note the starfish on the mid left... |
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| Tiger of mountain lion holding a severed head in his paw..., head is depicted on the lower left |
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| Worker shown in one of the many sculpted walls |
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| Detail of two fighting animals in one of the walls |
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| Snake with a head of a fox... |
A few images from one of the many archaeological sites near Trujillo. These are wall adornments inside the Temple of the Moon.
In a country without rain, structures made of abode brick survive millenia, and painted images, some sculpted in relief, are vivid testimony to ancient culture of Chimu and Moche as well as Inca people.
Excavations are still in progress, as more and more artifacts are being discovered (despite years of 'grave robbing'). Most of the large Inca city spread out at the foot of the temple is still covered in sand and rock.
