The document discusses the history of protecting cultural patrimony in Peru and introduces two software tools that can help in preservation efforts. It notes that after independence, cultural monuments from pre-Hispanic times were neglected but that starting in 1950 the Peruvian state undertook protecting important cultural sites and monuments. In 1985, laws were passed to protect cultural patrimony at national and international levels. The document then describes ArcTron software, developed in Germany, that can digitally reconstruct cultural sites and structures and provide data to aid preservation. It also introduces the Archaeological Software Package of Bonn, created in 1973, that includes over 70 functions for archaeological analysis, cataloging, and mapping applications. The document concludes with proposals around creating