The Inca Garcilaso medal is bestowed every year upon exceptional individuals and/or institutions to celebrate their contributions in the fields of art, philanthropy, and cultural endeavors that help build better societies.

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The medal is inspired by the 'mestizaje' of America as a continent where centuries ago Amerindians, Europeans and Africans intermingled, merging their destinies forever. 

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Inca Garcilaso can be considered as the 'first mestizo' of the Americas that knew how to assume and conciliate his two cultural heritages. He is the quintessential global citizen of this continent. Son of an Inca princess and a Spanish conquistador, and born when there were still no borders in this hemisphere, both cultures merged in him enhancing his creative and humanistic capacities.

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The medal is a symbol of such cultural diversity and its connection with a message of solidarity.