PERU: Yale Returns Some Inca Artefacts.

BBC

   After years of legal and political wrangling, Yale Univeristy has finally returned hundreds of Inca artefacts, nearly a century after they were taken from Machu Picchu.
    The first shipment was given a lavish welcome at Lima's presidential palace.
   Eventually some 45,000 archaeological pieces will be returned.
  "They are treasures, even though they are not made of gold or precious stones because they represent the dignity and pride of Peru," said President Alan Garcia.

PERU: Thousands Protest Demanding Yale Return Inca Artifacts.

LIVING IN PERU/
    Thousands marched in Lima and Cusco demanding that Yale University return the 40,000 Inca artifacts held since the early 20th century.
    President Alan García along with Foreign Affairs Minister José Antonio García Belaunde headed-up the Lima protest.
    “Let’s all march united, from different political parties, regions, movements, together, which is how the people want to see and respect us, which is how Yale will see us,” Garcia said at a rally.

PERU: Garcia Demands Yale Return Machu Picchu Treasures Or Be Called "Looters."

TELEGRAPH/       President Alan Garcia is demanding that Yale University return some 40,000 archeological artifacts its researchers "looted" from Machu Picchu in the early 1900s.
"Either we come to an understanding regarding ... Machu Picchu, or we'll simply have to describe them as looters of treasures," stated Garcia.
The treasures were dispatched after Yale alumnus Hiram Bingham rediscovered Machu Picchu in 1911. Garcia claims the objects were lent to Yale for 18 months but never sent back. "Now is the time to start packing up the things and send then over together with the research. ... Silence would indicate that they are guilty of robbery," said Garcia.