Moche, Trujillo

Moche
Main plaza of Moche
Moche
Coordinates: 08°10.0′14.22″S79°0′33.95″W / 8.1706167°S 79.0094306°W / -8.1706167; -79.0094306
Country	Peru
Region	La Libertad Region
Province	Trujillo
Government
• Mayor	Roger Emilio Quispe Rosales
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population
• Estimate  (2015) [1]	30,671
Demonym(s)	Mocheño(a) Mochica Muchik
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
Website	www.munimoche.gob.pe/historia.php

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

San Jose Festival

• San Jose Festival, in Las Delicias beach.
• Anniversary of Spanish foundation, celebrated in October of every year. ^[2]

Tourism

• Las Delicias beach
• Huacas del Sol y de la Luna

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 [3]

See also

• Moche culture
• Trujillo
• Valley of Moche
• Countryside of Moche

References

1. Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015. Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Report). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. March 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
2. "(Spanish)Celebran aniversario de Moche con sopa teóloga" . Retrieved October 22, 2012.
3. ""La Libertad: Clima y Ríos en Cifras Estadísticas de Seis Décadas"" (PDF). Sistema Nacional de Información Ambiental. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

External links

• Map of Moche city
• San Jose Festival
• Media related to Trujillo (Perú) at Wikimedia Commons

Multimedia

• San Jose Festival of Las Delicias on YouTube in Trujillo city (Peru).
• Bullfighting in San Jose Festival on YouTube