On 16 May 2015, the private and unopened Museo Guatemalteco de Arte was robbed.
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Den of thieves: When art is stolen from a Latin American church it’s everyone’s loss
Posted on 6 March 2014
Six massive paintings by 18th Century painter Tomás de Merlo were stolen
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High Crimes: Studying the Illicit Antiquities Trade in the Bolivian Andes
Posted on 27 July 2013
Yesterday I participated in the Day of Archaeology.
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The Virgin of Copacabana has been looted
Posted on 29 April 2013
On Monday 22 of April the gold and silver accessories of the Virgin of Copacabana were robbed.
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Demand for Colonial Bolivian Silver Objects: Melt it down? Sell it on?
Posted on 3 December 2012
Compiling information on South American church theft is really quite interesting.