The Countryside of Moche is an area of Trujillo city inherited from

mochica culture The Moche civilization (; alternatively, the Mochica culture or the Early, Pre- or Proto-Chimú) flourished in northern Peru with its capital near present-day Moche, Trujillo, Peru from about 100 to 700 AD during the Regional Development Epoch. ...

. It is located in the

Moche District Moche District is one of eleven districts of the province Trujillo in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") ...

about 4 km south of the

Historic Centre of Trujillo The Historic Centre of Trujillo is the main urban area and the most important center of development and unfolding in the Peruvian city of Trujillo located in La Libertad Region. The whole process of its original urban fabric is in elliptical s ...

. Today it is a tourist area that presents recreational centers, agricultural areas and alongside this countryside. The Temples of the Sun and Moon is located in it. It is part of the Moche or Santa Catalina valley and was a place of development in the Moche culture.

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In the countryside of Moche one can appreciate the lifestyle of mocheros, expressed in the manufacture of

pottery Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and por ...

, leatherwork, wood and stone carvings, basketry, and others, as in its cuisine or gastronomy, expressed in local dishes like theologian soup, pepián of turkey, and regional as ceviche, goat, and duck stew. One can also appreciate the landscape where traditional growers highlight their crops and gardens. The farmers of the countryside of Moche celebrate the festival of San Isidro Labrador.

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