Blanca Alva Guerrero

Blanca Alva Guerrero is a Peruvian historian. She was the Director General of Defense of Cultural Heritage for Peru.[1]

Biography

Alva Guerrero graduated from Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and the Ricardo Palma University with postgraduate studies in Museology.[2] She has been deaf since childhood.[3]

She was the General Director of Defense of Cultural Heritage at the Ministry of Culture from 2006[4] to 2017.[1] She works to protect archaeological works and other cultural heritage items for the country, confiscating illegal handicrafts.[5] As part of her work with Peru's Ministry of Culture, she ensured people do not sell land where cultural items are and that people do not move into those areas.[3]

In 2010, she was awarded the Peru Ministry of Labor "Recognition of the Work and Entrepreneurship" Award.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Designan Directora General de la Dirección General de Defensa del Patrimonio Cultural". elperuano.pe (in Spanish). 17 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Alva Guerrero". UNESCO. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 "A woman dodges rocks and Molotov cocktails to protect Peru's ancient sites". Public Radio International. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. ↑ ""Cuido lo nuestro con el corazón"". elperuano.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Blanca Alva, entre las 70 defensoras del patrimonio cultural mundial" (in Spanish). La República. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2020.


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