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Andean Altar Returns to Peru After 103 Years

Summary by La Razón
The religious piece, seven meters high and two tons, was made in Cusco in 1650 and sold to a Swedish diplomat in 1921. After more than a century outside the country, an Andean Baroque altar of seven meters high and two tons of weight has been repatriated from Sweden to Peru. This piece, elaborated in 1650 at the Llaychu hacienda in the district of Paucartambo, Cusco, is considered a jewel of colonial religious art and a living symbol of Peruvian…
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The religious piece, seven meters high and two tons, was made in Cusco in 1650 and sold to a Swedish diplomat in 1921. After more than a century outside the country, an Andean Baroque altar of seven meters high and two tons of weight has been repatriated from Sweden to Peru. This piece, elaborated in 1650 at the Llaychu hacienda in the district of Paucartambo, Cusco, is considered a jewel of colonial religious art and a living symbol of Peruvian…

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La Razón broke the news in on Sunday, June 22, 2025.
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