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Based on the available evidence,
archaeologists have reconstructed the layout of the
buildings on platform I. These date to the Huaca de la
Luna's fifth construction stage. The platform included an
upper level on its northeastern side and a lower one to
the south and northeast. Curiously, these areas were not
connected and functioned separately. The Upper Level The upper level rises some 30 meters above the plain. Its plan is almost square and it measures 40 by 40 meters, although details of its construction are still unknown. A corridor with a parapet bordered the eastern and northern sides of the building, leading to the upper level. On the northwest corner of the upper level a large L-shaped ramp led to three enclosures. The first is a terrace that overlooks the great northern plaza (plaza 1), which was reached by a smaller built-in ramp, also L-shaped. The second enclosure features a large room with a banquette running along the north wall, which was reached by the southern segment of the great ramp. Finally, the third enclosure, located on the northeastern corner of the upper level, was formed by two rooms reached by a doorway located at the end of the southern ramp. The first room appears to be an interior patio painted white; the second was decorated with murals studied by Carol Mackey and Charles Hastings during the Chan Chan-Moche Valley project in the 1970s. |
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