Examples of Huaca in the following topics:
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- The Huaca del Sol, a pyramidal adobe structure on the Rio Moche, was the largest pre-Columbian structure in Peru.
- Huacas were the centerpieces for ritual sites and used as administrative centers and palaces for Moche culture.
- However, the Huaca del Sol was partly destroyed when Spanish Conquistadores mined its graves for gold in the 16th century.
- The nearby Huaca de la Luna is better preserved.
- A view of the Huaca de la Luna, with Cerro Blanco in the background
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- Such changes have been noted by researchers at sites in Batan Grande, including the Huaca del Pueblo site, dated to around 850-900 CE.
- Funerary practices at Huaca Loro reflect the social differentiation and hierarchy present in Sicán society.
- The elite East Tomb at Huaca Loro contained over a ton of diverse grave goods, over two-thirds of which were objects of arsenical bronze, tumbaga (low-karat gold), silver and copper alloys, and high-karat gold alloys.
- For example, commoner grave goods at Huaca Loro were usually restricted to single-spout bottles, utilitarian plain and/or paddle decorated pottery, and copper-arsenic objects, instead of the precious metal objects of the elite tombs.
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- Shrines (called huacas) developed in each district across Chimor dedicated to an associated legend, deity, or cult of belief, depending on the region.