Spain, Argentina Return Hundreds of Artifacts to Ecuador

Ecuador celebrated the return of 567 pieces of art and archaeological objects, from Spain and Argentina on Wednesday. Argentina returned 438 primarily ceramic works while Spain returned 71 colonial pieces and an assortment of 58 other works. Culture Minister Guillaume Long lauded the return of the objects and said the pieces were recovered thanks to the work of the Committee Against Illicit Property Trafficking, created two years ago. "In these two years, we've recovered...

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