The Moche Civilization from Peru 🏺 The Moche: Masters of Ancient Peru 🇵🇪 Long before the Inca, the Moche civilization flourished along the northern coast of Peru (100–800 CE). They built massive adobe pyramids like the Huaca del Sol and Huaca de la Luna, painted walls with cosmic deities, and engineered irrigation canals that turned the desert green. The Moche were artists of the spirit and scientists of the soil — their pottery told stories of daily life, love, war, and the gods. Through cer