Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Ricardo Luna on Thursday formally handed over more than 500 repatriated historical artifacts to Culture Minister Salvador del Solar.
The pieces —part of Peru's National Cultural Heritage— were recovered from Argentina, Bolivia, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain and the United States.
As part of the handover ceremony, both government officials also inked an inter-institutional cooperation agreement.
The arrangement will allow the Foreign Affairs Ministry to exhibit cultural artifacts at Peruvian embassies, thus boosting the promotion of the Inca nation's culture overseas.
The batch consists of archaeological material from various ancient civilizations that settled along Peru's northern, central and southern coast.
These include more than 30 Nazca culture pieces, a collection of coins from Viceroyalty and Republican periods, as well as an 18th-century manuscript.
Their repatriation was possible thanks to Peruvian embassies in the said countries, as well as by consulates in Boston, New York, Turin and Milan and the support of local authorities.
In this respect, Minister Luna highlighted recovery of the said artifacts is the result of articulated efforts between the Foreign and Culture Ministries.
He noted both sectors share the objective of recovering and protecting cultural heritage pieces that left the country in an irregular manner.
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Published: 5/19/2017