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Six assets belonging to the colombian cultural heritage were delivered to its embassy in peru.
Today, in a ceremony held at the inca garcilaso cultural center, the ministry of foreign affairs and the ministry of culture officially returned six pieces belonging to colombias archaeological heritage to the country. the items were returned to the colombian embassy in peru.
Within the framework of the 1989 bilateral agreement for the protection, conservation, and recovery of archaeological, historical, and cultural assets, peru collaborated closely with the colombian ministry of foreign affairs to recover these cultural assets.
The director general for cultural affairs of the ministry of foreign affairs, ambassador javier yepez verdeguez, handed over the six cultural pieces to the charge daffaires of the colombian embassy, minister eufracio morales.
The director general for the defense of cultural heritage of the ministry of culture, fernando lazarte, also participated in the ceremony, held in the perez de cuellar room of the inca garcilaso cultural center.
The pieces were identified in peruvian territory after a request for export to chile, made by a colombian citizen in 2015, which did not materialize.
Subsequently, the aforementioned colombian citizen handed over the archaeological goods to a peruvian citizen, resident in the ucayali region, where they remained until this year, their transfer being facilitated by our country for delivery to the representatives of the republic of colombia.
