The archaeological landscape of Gross Munsa (cloak) geoglyph —located in the district of Santa Isabel in Sigua province of Arequipa region— has been declared National Cultural Heritage by the
Ministry of Culture.
The regulation states that the Ministry also approves the declaration file (official inventory sheet of pre-Hispanic archaeological monuments, fact sheet for the declaration as national cultural heritage, photographic record sheet) and the technical dossier (descriptive report, fact sheet, perimeter map) of the archaeological landscape of Gross Munsa (cloak) geoglyph.
Likewise, the Ministry of Culture entrusts the Directorate of Land Registry and Legal Physical Sanitation with the registration of the cultural condition of the Land Registry of the Registry Office of Arequipa, Registration Area No. 12 – Arequipa’s headquarters on the Electronic Certificate No. 11514856.
Said responsibility was entrusted in compliance with the provisions of Article 13 of Law No. 28296, General Law of Cultural Heritage of the Nation and amendments, regarding the technical dossier approved in Article 2 of this resolution.
Moreover, the resolution provides that any new construction project, road, highway, canal, mining or agricultural claim, housing work, and other adjacent project that may affect or modify the archaeological landscape of Gross Munsa (cloak) geoglyph, must receive the prior approval of the appropriate body at the Ministry of Culture.
The recitals of the resolution indicate that the Pre-Hispanic Archaeological Monument "Gross Munsa (cloak) Geoglyph" is composed of a geometric geoglyph consisting of two inscribed rectangles and a double staggered line in the resulting interspace.
In addition, until 1976, two boulders were found in the central area, which were taken to La Joya Air Base.
The geoglyph is maintained by the existing contrast between the oxidized conglomerates of the terrace and the lines excavated on the surface.
For this reason, in accordance with Paragraph 7.3 of the Rules of Archaeological Interventions, the geoglyph receives the classification of "archaeological landscape."
(END) MAO/RMB
Published: 10/23/2022