The Ministry of Culture in conjunction with the Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences bestowed upon her the Lifetime Achievement prize for her scientific body of work in 2002. She occupied Chair 15 of the Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences until 2008, when she was granted the status Honorary Academic. During her tenure, she was the only anthropologist to be a member of the organization. In 2010, the French Government honored her as an officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.