, in collaboration with U.S. authorities.
Deputy Minister Camino said this is the outcome of
"close international cooperation, collaboration, and exchange of experiences, as well as effective implementation of our agreements on protection and recovery of cultural assets."
The archaeological assets include ceramics, textiles, lithics, metals, a wooden vessel, instruments crafted from animal bones, and two skulls, which are believed to be between 500 and 2,000 years old, and belong to the cultural styles of Paracas, Nazca, Cajamarca, Lambayeque, among others.
Regarding the returned documentary heritage, a handwritten contract by one of the first theater companies from the Americas in the 16th century stands out —signed by eight comedians residing in Callao region— which was stolen and later became part of the Rosenbach Collection at the Museum and Library of the same name in the 1920s.
This event took place at Torre Tagle Palace in the Peruvian capital, Lima, on Monday.