Nothing Is Sacred, as Looters Rob Mexican Churches of Colonial Treasures
Tagged: latin america, MexicoSince 1999 about 1,000 colonial pieces have been stolen, according to the National Institute of Anthropology and History in Mexico, the government agency that oversees the country’s antiquities and colonial heritage.
“Thefts from churches have become routine here in the colonial heartland of Mexico, spurred by collectors’ demand, a dwindling number of legitimate pieces and what appears to be only a remote chance of facing prosecution.
Looters have picked through Latin America’s archaeological sites for centuries. These church robberies are newer, arising as the taste for colonial religious art has grown in the international art market. Every country in the region has experienced thefts, but the scale is larger in Mexico because of the country’s wealth of colonial art.”
Source: More information in English / Mas informacíon en Ingles
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October 4th, 2006
Fuente Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish
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