on august 12, 2010, the q'iswa chaka was named part of peru's national cultural patrimony, and arizapana was awarded the title of "personalidad meritoria de la cultura peruana" (meritorious person of peruvian culture) by the peru ministry of culture. in 2013, the "knowledge, skills and rituals related to the annual renewal of the q’eswachaka bridge," of which arizapana is a primary living example, was named to the unesco representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. in january, 2012, arizapana was the subject of news when it was reported that he had been prevented from boarding a flight from lima to cusco because of his traditional dress, and this action was denounced by the ministry of culture. in 2015, the smithsonian folklife festival featured the q'iswa chaka, and arizapana, ccallo, and many of their fellow bridge engineers and builders traveled to washington, d.c. to participate. as part of the festival, arizapana's team created an inca rope bridge on the national mall using identical construction methods as for the q'iswa chaka. after the festival's completion, the finished bridge was donated to the collection of the smithsonian national museum of the american indian, with one section going on display as part of the exhibit "the great inka road: engineering an empire", and another section planned to be exhibited in the imaginations activity center for children at the museum's george gustav heye center in new york city.