The Moche people occupied northern Peru around 100 AD and by far pre date the Inca people.
The discovery of the tomb of Sipan has been acclaimed by many to be one of the most important finds in recent times (1987) second only to Tutankhamun.
We started our visit with a trip to several museums in the Lambayeque town where many items discovered in the dig at the main tomb site were undertaken.
Unfortunately no cameras were allowed inside but there were all sorts of items from the site, masks, statues, pots, art work, clothes, bodies, it really was very interesting to see how similar these people were to other races such as the Egyptians without ever knowing anything about them.
On our second day of touring we went out to the actual site of Sipan, it's an hour bus ride from Chiclayo and pretty cheap at about 80 pence. Unfortunately we were last on the bus so got no seat and I was suffering massively from allergies.
Once at the burial site you can walk around the pyramid complexes they built, and look at the excavated burial tombs. Now the pyramids were built out of mud bricks so they have degraded a lot and do not resemble pyramids any more. However the sheer scale of these makes you realise how much work this must have taken to build.
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| Main complex |
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| Main burial tomb |
There is also a museum on site where you can take pictures of the exhibits.
The volume of items found in these tombs is unbelievable, a visit its definitely worth taking.
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