Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History

Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History
Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia
Agency overview
Formed December 24, 1999 (1999-12-24)
Preceding agencies National Archeological Service
Colombian Institute of Hispanic Culture
Headquarters Calle 12 № 2-41
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Annual budget COP$6,309,615,406
(est. 2010)[1]
Agency executive Diego Herrera Gómez, Director General
Parent agency Colombian Ministry of Culture
Key document Decreto Nº 2667 De 1999
Website
www.icanh.gov.co

The Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History - ICANH (Spanish: Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia) is a scientific and technical government agency ascribed to the Colombian Ministry of Culture in charge of researching, producing and disseminating knowledge in the fields of anthropology, archeology and colonial history to protect the archaeological and ethnographic patrimony of Colombia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ley de Presupuesto General de la Nación 2010, Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, 2010, p. 63, http://www.minhacienda.gov.co/portal/page/portal/MinHacienda/haciendapublica/presupuesto/programacion/inicio/Ley2010/TOMO%200.pdf, retrieved 2010-08-18 
  2. ^ "Acerca del ICANH: Misión" (in Spanish). Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History. http://www.icanh.gov.co/secciones/acerca_del_icanh/mision.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-12.