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Santa Sofia Destination Guide

Discover Santa Sofia in Peru

Santa Sofia in the region of Lambayeque is a town located in Peru - some 394 mi or ( 634 km ) North-West of Lima , the country's capital .

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Local time in Santa Sofia is now 09:36 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Machala, Tumbes, Tuman, Trujillo, and Sipan. When in this area, you might want to check out Machala . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Santa Sofia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Sipán

Sipán is a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru that is famous for the tomb of El Señor de Sipán (Lord of Sipán), excavated by Walter Alva and his wife Susana Meneses. It is considered to be one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the last 30 years, because the main tomb was found intact and undisturbed by thieves. Tombs were found in Sipán's Huaca Rajada, an area near Chiclayo. Many huaca were found showing Moche jewelry, masks, and art.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -6.81 -79.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Peru, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Islands of Croatia, Islands of the Adriatic Sea, Moche culture

Ventarron

Ventarrón is the site of a 4,000-year old temple with painted murals, which was excavated in Peru in 2007 in the Lambayeque region on the northern coast, 760 km north of Peru's capital of Lima. The site is about 12 miles from Sipán, a religious and political center of the later Moche culture, which flourished from AD 1 to AD 700 (about 2000 to 1300 years ago). Researchers named the temple structure Ventarrón.

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Located at -6.80 -79.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Peru, Archaeology of Peru