"Recovering for our nation these 691 archaeological treasures has a value that is really difficult to put any price on. They are from many of our (indigenous) cultures, and getting them home took years," Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin said at a briefing, presenting 50 of the remarkable pieces.
The artefacts -- from Calima, Narino, San Agustin, Quimbaya, Sinu and other groups -- had been spirited out of Colombia in 2001 before being seized from drug traffickers by Spanish authorities in 2003.
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The artefacts -- from Calima, Narino, San Agustin, Quimbaya, Sinu and other groups -- had been spirited out of Colombia in 2001 before being seized from drug traffickers by Spanish authorities in 2003.
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