Overview

• Governor Werner Salcedo filed a constitutional compliance lawsuit on October 1 before Cusco’s Third Specialized Civil Court seeking enforcement of the mandated transfer.
• The action demands full handover of the Cusco Cultural Directorate to the regional government, including management of the Machu Picchu sanctuary and other heritage assets.
• The claim cites the Ninth Final Complementary Provision of Law No. 29565, which set a 120‑day transfer timeline later extended and, according to the filing, ultimately expired at the end of 2024.
• Attorney Luciano López says the transfer process in Cusco began but stalled about a year ago, with regional requests to the ministry going unanswered.
• The lawsuit frames the ministry’s inaction as harmful to decentralization and to collective cultural and environmental rights, and the legal team says a ruling could prompt similar cases in other regions.