ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a comprehensive update of the structural damage assessment of the complex Huaca de la Luna, which is one the most important heritage monuments in northern Peru, and was built by the Moche civilization from 100 AD to 650 AD. It explores an overview of the initial hypothesis identified to explain the nature of the damage encountered in the Huaca. The complex of Huaca de la Luna located at the north coast of Peru just south of the city of Trujillo is one of the most important archaeological monuments in Peru. A preliminary numerical study on how the particular soil stratification existing underneath the Huaca de la Luna complex affects the structural behavior of the pyramid under gravitational loading was performed. A broad characterization program has been performed at Huaca de la Luna, one of the most important archaeological monuments in Peru.
