HUACA LA ESMERALDA
The Huaca La Esmeralda is an archaeological site belonging to the Chimu culture, is located in Trujillo, Perú. It is estimated that the adobe construction was done during the first stage of development of the Chimu culture, in close link with the capital Chan Chan. It occupies an area of approximately 2,600 square meters.
It is said the La Huaca Esmeralda could have been the palace of a
great Chimú lord of the Mansiche area. Its architecture has three
terraces adorned with zoomorphic and geometric figures (diamonds) all in
a high relief, it has a fairly steep ramp that connects its two levels.
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