Client Requirement: Peru is a country with a vast and important historical and cultural heritage, which is manifested, for example, in intricate archaeological remains placed throughout Peruvian territory. With the purpose of keeping these cultural assets well preserved, governmental entities have issued several laws and procedures that regulates the coexistence of infrastructure projects and commercial activities with these cultural assets.
Our client owns a large premise in Lima. In one section of that premise the client has an industrial plant and in other section of the premise there is an Inca Wall. Our client intends to enlarge the plant (without getting close to the Inca Wall) but need to know if the Inca Wall can be an impediment to proceed with the planned improvement.
Our participation: Considering that the plant was built in 1998, we conducted a review of documents of 1998 issued by the former owners of the property and by the governmental authorities in charge of this kind of cultural property (the Peruvian National Institute of Culture). We found out that in 1998 the Government approved an “Archaeological Evaluation Project” covering the premise and also that such document included a delimitation of the Inca Wall. With this evidence it was demonstrated that, except for the area delimited due to the Inca Wall, there was no other evidence of archaeological remains that could impede any edification within the premise.
Client benefit: This documentary and legal analysis allowed our client to better understand the eventual limitations applicable to its property.
