Colegio de Antropólogos del Perú

Colegio de Antropólogos del Perú
Name	Colegio de Antropólogos del Perú
Native name	Colegio de Antropólogos del Perú
Formation	20th century
Headquarters	Lima
Region served	Peru
Language	Spanish

Colegio de Antropólogos del Perú The Colegio de Antropólogos del Perú is the professional association that represents licensed anthropologists in Peru. It operates within Lima and regional chapters, interacting with institutions such as Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Ministerio de Cultura (Perú), and regional governments. The Colegio coordinates with international bodies like International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, Latin American Association of Anthropology, and professional organizations linked to UNESCO, IPI (International Project on Indigenous Affairs), and other academic networks.

History

The institution emerged amid a wider 20th-century professionalization movement involving entities such as Instituto Riva-Agüero, Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia del Perú, Instituto Nacional de Cultura (Peru), and academic reforms at Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa. Its formation reflected debates connected to landmark events including the Chavín culture research resurgence, archaeological projects at Moche, Nazca, and Caral, and legal frameworks influenced by laws like the Ley General de Cultura (Peru). The Colegio’s evolution paralleled institutional developments at Casa de la Cultura del Perú, collaborations with Smithsonian Institution, exchanges with École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, and controversies surrounding heritage cases like Sitio Arqueológico de Machu Picchu and interventions in the Valle Sagrado de los Incas. Throughout its history the Colegio engaged with professional debates involving scholars from Max Uhle, Jorge C. Marcos, Luis Lumbreras, Julio C. Tello, Toribio Mejía Xesspe, Federico Kauffmann Doig, Pedro R. Murra, John Rick, and fieldwork associated with projects at Chan Chan, Kotosh, Amaru Muru, Sipán, and Pachacamac.

Mission and Functions

The Colegio’s stated mission connects to institutional partners such as Consejo de la Cultura (Peru), Organización de Estados Americanos, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo, Fundación Ford, and networks including Society for American Archaeology, American Anthropological Association, Royal Anthropological Institute and Ibero-American Congresses of Anthropology. Functions include credentialing professionals trained at Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, and promoting standards used in projects like those at Chan Chan, Kuelap, Túcume, Sechín, and Huaca Pucllana. The Colegio issues licenses consistent with legislation derived from institutions such as Poder Judicial (Peru) and collaborates with museums like Museo Larco and Museo de la Nación (Peru) on curation and repatriation issues.

Membership and Governance

Membership processes reflect academic credentials from centers like Universidad Nacional del Callao, Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano (Puno), and postgraduate programs at Universidad de Buenos Aires and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Governance rests on elected boards parallel to structures in Colegio Médico del Perú, Colegio de Abogados de Lima, and operates statutes inspired by regulatory bodies such as Superintendencia Nacional de Educación Superior Universitaria (SUNEDU). Regional representation spans departments including Cusco, Puno, Arequipa, La Libertad, Lima Province, Ancash, Ica, Loreto and links to municipal councils and regional cultural directorates. The governance calendar includes assemblies, disciplinary tribunals, and coordination with unions like Federación Nacional de Trabajadores de la Cultura.

Professional Standards and Ethics

Ethical codes align with international declarations such as the Declaration of Helsinki in research practice and with guidelines from IUCN in heritage impact assessment. The Colegio sets standards for fieldwork in areas like Nazca Lines buffer zones, salvage excavations at Río Ucayali, and community-based projects with Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana and indigenous federations like AIDESEP. It enforces norms on human remains tied to cases involving institutions such as Museo de Sitio Manuel Chávez Ballón and collaborates on repatriation with Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación (Peru). Ethics oversight interacts with professional counterparts including International Council on Museums, World Monuments Fund, ICOMOS, and national heritage agencies.

Activities and Programs

The Colegio runs continuing education, certifying courses in partnership with Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, Centro Bartolomé de las Casas, and international exchanges with University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Harvard University, Yale University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Michigan, University of Chicago, École Normale Supérieure, and King’s College London. Programs include community archaeology at Choquequirao, conservation workshops at Kuelap, rescue archaeology in collaboration with Peruvian Armed Forces operations under disaster responses, and policy briefs for Ministerio del Ambiente (Peru). The Colegio organizes conferences modeled on events like the Congreso Internacional de Americanistas, publishes journals comparable to Boletín de Lima, and participates in interdisciplinary initiatives with Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales and NGOs such as CARE Peru.

Relationship with Government and Academic Institutions

The Colegio maintains formal relations with bodies such as Ministerio de Cultura (Peru), Congreso de la República del Perú, Ministerio de Educación (Peru), Defensoría del Pueblo (Peru), and municipal cultural offices in Cusco Province and Lima Province. It provides expert testimony in heritage litigation before courts including the Tribunal Constitucional (Peru), advises environmental impact assessments involving Perupetro and mining companies active in Cajamarca and Madre de Dios, and partners with universities like Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos on graduate training and field schools. The Colegio engages with international funding agencies such as World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and cultural programs by European Union delegations.

Notable Members and leadership

Notable figures associated in various capacities include academics and professionals who worked alongside institutions like Museo de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia de Lima, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, and regional research centers: Luis Lumbreras, Julio C. Tello, Federico Kauffmann Doig, Pedro Cieza de León, José María Arguedas, Fernando Belaúnde Terry (patronage contexts), Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés (historical scholarship), Max Uhle, John Murra, María Rostworowski, Salomón Lerner Ghitis, Ricardo Palma, Alejandro Reyes Flores, Ruth Shady, Walter Alva, John Rick, Sergio Tejada, Héctor Velarde, Victor Angles, María Emma Mannarelli, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (policy intersections), Ciro Alegría, Clorinda Matto de Turner, Inés Fernández, Luis Jaime Castillo, José de la Riva-Agüero, Fernando Iwasaki, Rodolfo Stavenhagen, Aníbal Quijano, Tarsicio Mamani, Juan Ossio Acuña, Aldo Mariátegui, Claudio Lomnitz, Doris Salcedo, Nicanor de la Fuente (Don Becquer).

Category:Professional associations of Peru