More than 6 million soles (US$ 2.1 million) will be invested in seven research archaeological projects in Peru's northern Lambayeque region.
Naylamp Lambayeque Project director Jaime Valladolid said that the 3.5 million soles of this money will be used to support projects in the new Tucume Museum and the ancient Pampa Grande and Zaña sites.
"These three projects represent the largest investment made this year," he noted.
Meanwhile, nearly three million soles will be used to fund projects in Huaca Bandera, Cerro Pátapo, Chotuna Chornancap and the Sican Museum.
Valladolid said that with this money, the Peruvian government, through its Ministry of Culture, seeks to ensure the protection, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage in the Lambayeque region.
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