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🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 745

Moche (100-800 CE) · Moche

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 745 in La Libertad, Peru is a Moche (100-800 CE) temple-complex.

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🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 765

Moche (100-800 CE) · Moche

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 765 in La Libertad, Peru is a Moche (100-800 CE) temple-complex.

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🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 806

Moche (100-800 CE) · Moche

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 806 in La Libertad, Peru is a Moche (100-800 CE) temple-complex.

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🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 811

Moche (100-800 CE) · Moche

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 811 in La Libertad, Peru is a Moche (100-800 CE) temple-complex.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 814

Moche (100-800 CE) · Moche

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 814 in La Libertad, Peru is a Moche (100-800 CE) temple-complex.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 856

Moche (100-800 CE) · Moche

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 856 in La Libertad, Peru is a Moche (100-800 CE) temple-complex.

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🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 887

Moche (100-800 CE) · Moche

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 887 in La Libertad, Peru is a Moche (100-800 CE) temple-complex.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 953

Moche (100-800 CE) · Moche

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 953 in La Libertad, Peru is a Moche (100-800 CE) temple-complex.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 978

Moche (100-800 CE) · Moche

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 978 in La Libertad, Peru is a Moche (100-800 CE) temple-complex.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 80

Moche (100-800 CE) · Moche

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 80 in La Libertad, Peru is a Moche (100-800 CE) temple-complex.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 86

Moche (100-800 CE) · Moche

Huaca de la Luna Precinct Sector 86 in La Libertad, Peru is a Moche (100-800 CE) temple-complex.

◌Hypothetical

🇫🇷 France · Pyramid

Jomon Pyramid — Nouvelle-Aquitaine Annex 451

Jomon · Jomon

Jomon pyramid at Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

◌Hypothetical

🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village

Hittite Ancient Village — Aomori Annex 405

Hittite · Hittite

Hittite ancient-village at Aomori.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 135

Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 135 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 143

Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 143 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 161

Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 161 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 175

Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 175 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 193

Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 193 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 194

Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 194 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 216

Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 216 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 234

Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 234 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 239

Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 239 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 286

Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 286 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 324

Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 324 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.

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