Clarification Notes . In 2017, the Constitutional Court of Colombia announced that metals that flowed from America to Europe for centuries must be returned, specifically the Quimbaya Treasure. This came in response to a legal process that began in 2006. . The items from the Quimbaya Treasure are currently considered an illegal gift from the Colombian government to the Spanish government. They were purchased by the Colombian government as a part of a gift that would later be sent to Spain. Because the Spanish government considers the antiquities a legally legitimate gift and has deemed them a Property of Cultural Interest, they are prevented from being alienated or exported from Spain. Edited by Keli Fisher WHERE ARE THEY NOW? See note above. Many of the artifacts are on display at the Museum of America in Madrid, Spain, while the others are at a museum in Chicago, U.S.