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Moche
Main plaza of Moche
Main plaza of Moche
Moche, Trujillo is located in Peru
Moche, Trujillo
Moche, Trujillo
Location in Peru
Country  Peru
Region La Libertad Region
Province Trujillo
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2015)
30,671
Demonym(s) Mocheño(a)
Mochica
Muchik
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)

Moche is a Peruvian city, the capital of Moche District in Trujillo Province of La Libertad Region in northern Peru. It is located in the Moche Valley and was the center of development of the ancient Moche or Mochica culture. Now it is a major tourist destination of the Moche Route tourist circuit and It is part of the integrated area of Trujillo city.

Festivals

FeriaDeSanJoséMoche
San Jose Festival
  • San Jose Festival, in Las Delicias beach.
  • Anniversary of Spanish foundation, celebrated in October of every year.

Tourism

Climate

Climate data for Moche, elevation 175 m (574 ft), (2002–2009)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2)
27.9
(82.2)
27.9
(82.2)
26.1
(79.0)
23.1
(73.6)
22.0
(71.6)
21.3
(70.3)
21.1
(70.0)
21.4
(70.5)
23.2
(73.8)
23.9
(75.0)
25.7
(78.3)
24.2
(75.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.4
(66.9)
20.6
(69.1)
20.1
(68.2)
18.1
(64.6)
16.1
(61.0)
15.5
(59.9)
15.2
(59.4)
14.8
(58.6)
14.9
(58.8)
15.1
(59.2)
15.5
(59.9)
17.7
(63.9)
16.9
(62.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.6
(0.10)
2.0
(0.08)
4.6
(0.18)
1.2
(0.05)
0.7
(0.03)
0.5
(0.02)
0.2
(0.01)
0.3
(0.01)
0.1
(0.00)
0.2
(0.01)
0.9
(0.04)
0.3
(0.01)
13.6
(0.54)
Average relative humidity (%) 73.7 73.4 74.8 75.1 77.8 79.7 78.4 79.0 78.0 76.5 75.8 74.4 76.4
Source: Sistema Nacional de Información Ambiental

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Moche (Trujillo) para niños

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