ENTRE DIáLOGOS Y REPATRIACIONES: REPARACIóN COLONIAL POR LA MEMORIA Y PRESERVACIóN DE MACHU PICCHU

by 2011, it will have been a century since hiram bingham "discovered" machu picchu. it is the most significant site when it comes to establishing the peruvian national identity; hence, repatriation has been important for the nation's image. the arguments supporting repatriation are economical and political strategies which pursue the appropriation of the site as a cultural heritage. in this paper, we will focus on state politics which identifies this matter as an act of postcolonial reparation.