Simón I. Patiño Foundation

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www.fondationpatino.org
Activities Report
2014
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Activities Report
2014
Research
Agriculture
Ecology
Culture
Education
Health
Nutrition
COORDINATES
Switzerland and Bolivia
SWITZERLAND
Cultural Activities,
Editions Patiño,
Simón I. Patiño University
Scholarships
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1206 Geneva – Switzerland
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BOLIVIA
Simón I. Patiño University
Foundation
Av. Potosí N° 1450, Casilla 464
Cochabamba – Bolivia
Tel.: +591-4-4280493
Fax: +591-4-4487295
[email protected]
Albina R. de Patiño Paediatric
Centre
Calle Jordán N° 886,
esq. Av. Oquendo, Casilla 555
Tel.: +591-4-4258727
Fax: +591-4-4117023
[email protected]
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Child Nutrition Centre,
Cochabamba
C. Llawar Mallcu,
esq. C. Yanacuna
Tel.: +591-4-4217708
Fax: +591-4-4217737
[email protected]
Child Nutrition Centre,
El Alto
C. Gualberto Villarroel
entre Zarate Villca
y José Santos Vargas N° 6004
La Paz – Bolivia
Tel.: +591-2-2863175
Fax: +591-2-2862964
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Simón I. Patiño Educational
and Cultural Centre
Av. Potosí N° 1450, Casilla 544
Tel.: +591-4-4489666
c.pedagogicocultural@
fundacionpatino.org
Espacio Simón I. Patiño
Av. Ecuador, esq. Belisario
Salinas N° 2503
Casilla 3289
La Paz – Bolivia
Tel.: +591-2-2410329, int.221
Fax: +591-2-2413530, int. 237
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Documentation Centre
for Latin American Arts
and Literatures (CEDOAL)
Edificio Guayaquil
Salinas N° 2503, Casilla 3289
La Paz – Bolivia
Tel.: +591-2-2410329, int. 227
[email protected]
Comic Strip Centre (C+C)
Edificio Guayaquil
La Paz – Bolivia
Tel.: +591-2-2410329, int. 223
centrocomics@
fundacionpatino.org
Educational Action Centre
(CAP)
La Paz – Bolivia
Tel.: +591-2-2410329, int. 239
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Simón I. Patiño Centre
Calle Independencia N° 89 esq.
Suarez de Figueroa
Santa Cruz – Bolivia
Tel.: +591-3-3372425
Fax: +591-3-3390151
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Simón I. Patiño Ecology Outreach
Centre
Suarez de Figueroa,
Casilla 1674
Tel.: +591-3-3375726
Fax: +591-3-3332345
[email protected]
Pairumani Model Farm
Casilla 128
Tel.: +591-4-4260082
Fax: +591-4-4260082, int. 110
[email protected]
Pairumani Phytoecogenetic
Research Centre
Villa Albina, Casilla 128
Tel.: +591-4-4010470
Fax: +591-4-4263329
[email protected]
Pairumani Seed Centre
Casilla 128
Tel.: +591-4-4262021
Fax: +591-4-4356657
[email protected]
Simón I. Patiño Centre
for Applied Ecology
Suarez de Figueroa, Casilla 169
Tel.: +591-3-3701905
Fax: +591-3-3701906, int. 114
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TABLE
of Contents
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PRESENTATION
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ALBINA R. DE PATIÑO PAEDIATRIC CENTRE
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CHILD NUTRITION CENTRE – COCHABAMBA
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CHILD NUTRITION CENTRE – EL ALTO
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SIMÓN I. PATIÑO EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL CENTRE
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ESPACIO SIMÓN I. PATIÑO
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SIMÓN I. PATIÑO CENTRE
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SIMÓN I. PATIÑO ECOLOGY OUTREACH CENTRE
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CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
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EDITIONS PATIÑO & COMMUNICATION
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SIMÓN I. PATIÑO UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS
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PAIRUMANI MODEL FARM
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PAIRUMANI PHYTOECOGENETIC RESEARCH CENTRE
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PAIRUMANI SEED CENTRE
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SIMÓN I. PATIÑO CENTRE FOR APPLIED ECOLOGY
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STRUCTURE
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SIMÓN I. PATIÑO –
Simón I. Patiño
the country with an intellectual elite that would put
an end to its dependence on foreign specialists.
Simón I. Patiño was born
on 1 June 1860 in the
department of Cochabamba.
After completing a course
in business studies, he went
to the major mining centre
of Oruro, where the silver
mining trade was then in its
heyday. Quick to grasp that the silver reserves were
being exhausted and to foresee the future needs
of industry, he embarked upon a search for other
mineral resources, particularly tin.
Simón I. Patiño then extended his area of operations
to other mines and diversified his activities. He
founded a bank in Bolivia, marketed his own ore,
opened foundries and at the same time invested in
ore deposits in Malaysia, Canada and elsewhere. By
the end of the 1930s, more than 60% of the world’s
tin output was being processed at his foundries.
In 1912 he moved with his family to Europe. In 1924,
while on a visit to Bolivia, he suffered a severe heart
attack, which made it impossible for him to revisit
his country because of its high altitude.
After years of prospecting with his wife in the
Bolivian mountains amid difficult conditions, he
saw his tenacity rewarded by the discovery of one
of the greatest tin deposits ever known. Now he
could give free rein to his genius for organizing, his
mine becoming within a few years the largest in
the country, operated by the most modern methods
under the direction of the best foreign engineers.
In 1939 he left Europe for New York. Towards the
end of his life he settled in Argentina to be nearer to
his home country.
During the two World Wars Simón I. Patiño espoused
the cause of the Allies, reserving for them the whole
of his ore output, essential to the industrial war
effort.
It was this lack of qualified high-ranking personnel
in Bolivia that prompted Simón I. Patiño as far back
as 1931 to establish the Simón I. Patiño University
Foundation with the principal objective of providing
He died in Buenos Aires on 20 April 1947.
The Foundation conducts these activities at the
various centres of the Simón I. Patiño University
Foundation, established in La Paz in 1931 by Don
Simón I. Patiño himself.
Established in 1958 by the heirs of the great
Bolivian industrialist Simón I. Patiño (1860-1947),
the Simón I. Patiño Foundation of Geneva designs
and develops for South America, and particularly
for Bolivia, research programs as well as programs
for practical application in the spheres of education,
culture, research, health, nutrition, agriculture
and ecology through a number of centres at which
specific activities are pursued at all levels, from
basic education to university studies.
Through the provision of university scholarships in
Switzerland, other European countries, Bolivia and
Costa Rica, the Foundation selects and supervises
a number of young Bolivian men and women. The
Foundation also conducts a variety of cultural
programs and through its publishing arm works to
promote the wealth and diversity of Latin American
literature and culture.
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ALBINA R. DE PATIÑO
PAEDIATRIC
Centre
Cochabamba, Bolivia
The Albina R. de Patiño Paediatric
Centre in Cochabamba has been
working for almost half a century in
service to children in the areas of
prevention, detection, treatment and
the consequences of the most common
childhood illnesses. Founded in 1967,
it has become a leading paediatric
reference centre, renowned as much
for its medical research and academic
training as for the quality of its care.
Health
Education
It continues to play a major role in
combating undernutrition through its
two Child Nutrition Centres. The first
was established in 2002 in the Cerro
Verde zone of Cochabamba and the
second opened in 2010 in El Alto's Villa
Ingenio zone.
Nutrition
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ALBINA R. DE PATIÑO PAEDIATRIC
Centre
Hospital
CONSULTATIONS
The outpatient department registered 37,980
consultations in 2014 and 22,115 emergency visits.
The number of children hospitalized (1,537) fell 10%
from the previous year thanks to the high quality of
care and specialized consultations in the Paediatric
Centre’s outpatient department.
The most commonly treated pathologies in 2014
were (in order of frequency): throat infections (colds,
acute rhinitis, sinus infections), acute pharyngitis,
acute diarrhoea, acute bronchitis (obstructive and
spastic), tonsillitis, urinary tract infections, acute
bronchiolitis, acute laryngitis, intestinal parasites
and bronchopneumonia.
capacity to respond to expanding needs. The new
building was designed to be more operationally
efficient and satisfy the health and safety
standards of Bolivia’s Ministry of Health. The new
infrastructure also minimizes the risks of contagion,
as children who are sick and those who are healthy
are now separated during growth monitoring visits.
The ground floor of the new annex features a waiting
room with a capacity of 80, an admissions room
where children are weighed and measured, a
training room able to accommodate 40, two
immunization rooms, archive and dining areas, and
cloakrooms and toilets.
There are five consultation rooms on the upper
floor: two outfitted for medical visits and the others
for dentistry, physiotherapy, psychotherapy and
nutrition. Also provided for are a meeting room and
an office for administration and archive filing.
Diagnostic examinations were linked mainly to
external and emergency visits. In 2014, there were
716 ultrasounds, 49 electrocardiograms, 54,035
laboratory tests and 5,272 x-rays.
EQUIPMENT PURCHASES
The Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Department conducted 8,240 consultations in 2014
and administered 28,916 vaccines, including 24,696
free of charge as part of the Expanded Programme
on Immunization (EPI).
Besides the refurbishment of the Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion Department, the Paediatric
Centre purchased a portable x-ray machine, air
conditioners for the laboratories, an electrolyte
analyzer, a machine measuring thyroid hormonal
levels, and information technology equipment for
the second floor of the main building.
RENOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
MAINTENANCE
INTER-INSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENTS RENEWED
OR RATIFIED IN 2014
The full reconstruction of the annex housing
the Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Department was completed in July 2014, the
previous building lacking sufficient space and the
•An agreement with the physiotherapy department of
the Faculty for Medicine at the Higher University of
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d) Folic acid intake and its effects on complete
blood count.
San Simón (UMSS) and the Elizabeth Seton nursing
school to allow final-year students to undertake
their practical coursework at the Paediatric Centre
or the Child Nutrition Centre in Cochabamba.
e) Efficacity of ipratropium bromide in the
treatment of bronchiolitis.
•An agreement with the faculties of medicine at
the Higher University of San Simón and Valle
Private University for the training of interns in
medicine and paediatrics.
f) Red blood cell distribution width as a useful
parameter for detecting iron deficiency.
g) Impact of social and family environments on
children’s nutritional status.
•Agreements with various institutions,
associations and non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) for a range of medical consultations and
treatments benefiting:
h) Differences between a mother’s perception and
the actual nutritional status of her children.
i) Evaluation of the quality of clinical history
via an analysis of its comprehensiveness and
readability.
-150 children abandoned, orphaned or at family
risk living in SOS Children’s Villages in Tiquipaya
and Cochabamba.
TRAINING
-100 children at social and family risk, 50 of whom
are housed by Villa Infantil Nueva Esperanza
NGO, and 50 by WAWA – WASI WIÑAY NGO.
In 2014, the Centre proposed training in the following
areas:
•Pharmacotherapy and antimicrobial therapy.
- 70 children cared for by WARMI.
•Management of solid residues and biosecurity.
- 120 children with social and family problems
housed by Hogar Asociación Amistad.
•Management of intra-hospital infections.
•Management of emergency paediatric care.
- 50 abandoned children and adolescents at high
social risk, cared for by the Catholic churchsupported Hogar Claudina Thévenet .
•Bacteriology in its laboratories.
•Human relations and team work.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Three resident doctors were licensed as paediatric
doctors in 2014. In addition, 12 students at Valle
Private University and 24 at UMSS undertook a twomonth training at the Paediatric Centre to acquire a
foundation in paediatric medicine.
In 2014, research focused on the following areas:
a) Salbutamol: Nebulizer vs. Aerochamber.
b) Diagnosis of paediatric urinary infections.
c) Paediatric procalcitonin and septicaemia.
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Child Nutrition Centres
The Centres in Cochabamba and El Alto play a
key role in the campaign against undernutrition
through the care and comprehensive follow-up
of affected children. Depending on the severity
of their condition, children are either admitted
as outpatients to the day centre or hospitalized
until they have completely recovered and regained
normal weight for their age.
Outpatient assessments and medical, nutritional
and social check ups are also undertaken outside
the Child Nutrition Centres so that precise
diagnoses can be made and specific guidelines
put in place for families, mainly concerning food
preparation and management.
Cochabamba Nutrition Centre for an average of 50
days. Of these, 131 children were discharged after
making a complete recovery, 20 left the Centre on
the request of their families and 13 were transferred
to other facilities to treat other medical conditions.
To prevent a recurrence of the problems and provide
ongoing social support for the families concerned,
the Child Nutrition Centres follow up these children
for at least two years after they leave the Centres.
In addition, 25 children suffering from slight to
moderate undernutrition were taken into care at the
day centre and 530 growth and development checkups were conducted.
Aware of the many interlinking causes of
undernutrition, the two centres emphasize the
interdisciplinary nature of their work, coordinating
with the health networks, social services and child
welfare organizations in the districts where they
are located. Agreements are formed or renewed so
that problems of undernutrition or malnutrition can
be quickly identified and diagnosed, and relevant
personnel can receive the necessary training.
The Child Nutrition Centre carried out 400 outpatient
assessments externally while 150 parents of
children under its care received training on good
food management practices and the preparation of
dishes using locally sourced ingredients.
COORDINATION ACTIVITIES IN 2014
Coordination took place with:
CHILD NUTRITION CENTRE –
COCHABAMBA
•Child welfare organizations in the municipality of
Cercado for joint activities, notably the placement
of children in homes or foster care.
In 2014, 164 children suffering from moderate to
severe undernutrition were hospitalized at the
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•The municipality of Sacaba for the comprehensive
monitoring of child growth and development
activities.
•The Fundación Puente de Solidaridad for the care
of children who must undergo an operation.
•An Italian voluntary organization in Cochabamba
to cover the surgical fees of three children.
•Coordination with the Ayninakuna project,
managed by the Archbishop of the Catholic
Church of Cochabamba, to enable surgery for
children with a cleft lip.
•The Casa de los niños project to place a child at
high social risk in care.
Morochata and Anzaldo in the department of
Cochabamba.
•The Fundación Amanecer’s Chelsea project so
that families with few resources whose children
are hospitalized at the Child Nutrition Centre can
receive food.
In terms of university student internships, the Child
Nutrition Centre hosted for a period of 10 months two
psychology students studying for their diploma. In
addition, 165 students from UMSS and the Elizabeth
Seton nursing school took practical courses in the
Nutrition Centre’s various specializations (medicine,
nutrition, nursing care, psychology and social and
educational work).
AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED OR RENEWED IN 2014
•With the Voces Libres Association for joint actions
regarding mainly undernourished children at high
social risk, for comprehensive consultations and
outpatient check-ups.
•With child welfare organizations in Cercado
municipality for comprehensive consultations for
children housed at the Nutrition Centre.
•Directors of the Cercado network health centres
so that undernourished children are transferred
to the Child Nutrition Centre.
•The head of the departmental government’s
social services so that children discharged
from the Nutrition Centre can be transferred to
available care homes.
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
A workshop on the management of child
undernutrition was held for health workers in five
municipalities: Toro Toro, San Pedro de Buena
Vista and Acasio in the department of Potosí and
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CHILD NUTRITION CENTRE –
EL ALTO
•El Alto municipality children and adolescent
welfare organizations to enable the various
parties to work together to support children at
moderate to high social risk.
In 2014, 175 children with moderate to severe
undernutrition were hospitalized at the El Alto Child
Nutrition Centre for an average of 45 days. Of these,
140 were discharged after full recuperation, 25 left
the hospital on the request of their families, and
10 were transferred to other centres for treatment
of other medical conditions.
•Television and radio stations (SISTEMA RTP)
to launch social assistance campaigns for
hospitalized children whose parents could not
afford the medical costs.
• Los Andes hospital to enable families with
children hospitalized at the Child Nutrition Centre
to have access to comprehensive health care.
The day centre welcomed 45 children and undertook
635 outpatient child growth and development
check-ups.
•Various Catholic-run children’s homes and other
NGOs to help children who are discharged from
the Child Nutrition Centre, most especially those
at high social risk.
In addition, 400 consultations took place externally
and 160 parents of children hospitalized at
the Centre benefited from courses on food
management and preparation focusing on locally
grown produce.
• Hospital Boliviano Holandés and Hospital Juan
XXIII to support children who require medical or
surgical attention in addition to nutrition-related
care.
COORDINATION ACTIVITIES IN 2014
•SOS Children’s Villages to follow up children
transferred from other residential children’s
Coordination took place with:
•Students studying public health at the Higher
University of San Andrés to enable them to carry
out practical coursework at the El Alto Child
Nutrition Centre.
• Unidad Nutricional Integral Cooperativa and
Red Corea so that children sent by Red Lotes y
Servicios can be treated at the Child Nutrition
Centre.
•The Directorate General of the prison system to
enable parents detained in three prisons to have
access to training.
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the nutrition units of the Red Lotes y Servicios in
El Alto city.
•Participation in early psychomotor development
interventions at the Centro de Rehabilitación
Física y Educación Especial (CEREFE), for parents
of children with disabilities.
AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED OR RENEWED IN 2014
•With the Programa de Fortalecimiento Familiar
at SOS Children’s Villages and the Programa PAN
MANITOS of the El Alto municipal government to
enable undernourished children to receive care
at the Child Nutrition Centre and to ensure their
return after recovery.
homes who receive treatment at the Child
Nutrition Centre.
• Fundación Cristiana Palabra Hecha Vida to
support children whose mothers have problems
with alcohol.
•Renewal of the agreement with the La Paz
children’s hospital Ovidio Aliaga so that
undernourished children hospitalized and
cared for at the Child Nutrition Centre benefit
from comprehensive and preferential treatment
and care.
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
•Workshop on health, nutrition and welfare for
staff at the Amici dei Bambini NGO, who work
with children and
adolescents living
at the V. Fátima,
TRAINING ACTIVITIES WITH THE ESPACIO
V. Esperanza
SIMÓN I. PATIÑO IN LA PAZ
and Hogar
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It is with great satisfaction that the El Alto Child
Horas” children’s
Nutrition Centre welcomed the initiatives of the
residential homes
Espacio Simón I. Patiño of La Paz in organizing
in El Alto.
activities aimed at:
•Workshops on
• Parents, with workshops on strategies to stimulate
children’s rights
the development of the child in the areas of
and issues of selfnutrition (the importance of the nutritional value of
esteem, for health
foods), health (the consequences of undernutrition
staff at Red Corea
in early childhood), and education (how to improve
centres as well as
one’s self-esteem and the self-esteem of the child,
parents in prison in
how to educate with love, and how to help a child
San Pedro, Obrajes
overcome their learning difficulties).
and Miraflores.
• Caregivers and El Alto Child Nutrition Centre
•Workshop on
staff, with workshops on communication skills,
communication
emotional education and the Handling method,
among family
which consists of dressing and undressing a
members of
child in a therapeutic manner that promotes
undernourished
their psychomotor, intellectual and affective
children, aimed at
development.
staff who work in
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•Agreement
with the El Alto
municipality’s
Programa PAN
MANITOS so
that children in
various residential
homes undergo
periodic health
and development
check-ups.
•Agreement with El
Alto municipality
children and
adolescent
welfare
organizations so
that children with
undernutrition
who are at
moderate to high
social risk are
sent to the Child
Nutrition Centre
for care.
SIMÓN I. PATIÑO
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
Centre
Cochabamba, Bolivia
The Simón I. Patiño Educational
and Cultural Centre plays a key
role in promoting literature, the
arts and all aspects of Bolivian
culture by organizing numerous
events and activities throughout
the year. It also encourages
research and the learning of
literacy through its own network
of libraries, and runs training
programmes for primary and
secondary school teachers.
Culture
Education
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Educational and Cultural Centre
Culture
Documental was awarded to cinematographer
Miguel Hilari for a Bolivian documentary.
In 2014, the Centre teamed up with the cultural
network Telartes to advance the process of
constructing and writing a preliminary draft of
the law Ley de las Culturas, based on a working
document proposed by the Minister of Culture and
Tourism. The past year also saw major strides in the
promotion of the Centre’s cultural activities thanks to
its links with diverse institutions such as the Bolivian
Central Bank’s Cultural Foundation, the Spanish
Cultural Centre in La Paz and the Goethe-Institute.
During the fourth Taller Internacional de Guión,
organized as part of Bolivia Lab, 15 Bolivian and Latin
American scripts were developed under the guidance
of internationally renowned screenwriters: Natalia
Smirnoff (Argentina), Marcela Fuentes (Mexico),
Enrique Gabriel (Argentina), José Ángel Esteban
(Spain) and Luis Miguel González (Spain).
The Simón I. Patiño Cine Club screened two
series: one on the short-length documentaries of
Alain Resnais, the other focusing on vampires and
including documentaries by Werner Herzog, Claire
Denis and Jim Jarmush. A must-mention was the
screening of Yashira Jordán's Durazno (Bolivia) and
Alan Stivelman's Humano (Argentina).
AUDIOVISUAL ARTS AND CINEMA
The second Festival Latinoamericano de Cine
Documental: A Cielo Abierto, was one of the
year's highlights, attracting 1,320 people. Aimed
at promoting the creative documentary, this event,
unique in its genre, provided a meeting platform for
the public, documentary-makers and critics.
Finally, in coordination with the Asociación de
Documentalistas de Bolivia, the Centre organized
at the Simón I. Patiño Library the screening of and
award-giving for five short-length documentaries,
which in 2014 won the Cochabamba city Fondo
Concursable para la Creación Audiovisual (FOCCA).
The five-day event was animated by seven
renowned directors: Marta Rodríguez (Colombia),
Manolo Sarmiento (Ecuador), Flavia de la Fuente
(Argentina), Sergio Bastani, Martín Boulocq, Miguel
Hilari and Sergio Estrada (Bolivia). A critic provided
commentary on each one of their works.
VISUAL ARTS
In 2014, the Centre organized numerous exhibitions,
including:
Various activities were organized around the
Festival, including a workshop on cinematography
critique, tributes to leading documentary makers
such as Marta Rodríguez and Eduardo Couthino
(Brazil), and keynote speeches organized jointly
with the Goethe-Institute and the Spanish Cultural
Centre. The Fondo de Fomento a la Producción
• Raúl G. Prada, en el umbral del arte moderno, a
retrospective on the works of Raúl G. Prada, in
collaboration with the Museo Nacional de Arte de
La Paz . Hailing from Cochabamba, this artist has
had a major influence on the new generation of
Bolivian painters.
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with Marianela Aparicio and Adolfo Velázquez,
the Jornadas de música contemporánea and a
performance featuring the Cochabamba and Chili jazz
bands.
WORKSHOPS AND COURSES
Several workshops, courses and conferences
were offered to promote learning and research in
the arts, including: art in Andean societies before
the Spanish conquest; rock art and ethnology; and
history of art and architecture.
• Ritmos, Color y Transparencia, a textiles
exhibition by Beatriz Oggero.
Some 14,650 people visited the museum and gardens
of the Portales Palace. A particularly large crowd
attended Museum Night, thanks to the initiative of
Cochabamba's mayor who organized a tour of the
city's cultural centres.
• Pensamientos diversos, from the Colectivo de
Grabadores Bolivianos.
• Umbrales, an exhibition of objects and acrylic
paintings by René Antezana.
• Gerrit Engel: Berlín. Fotografías, a photography
exhibit on Berlin, in collaboration with the
Bolivian-German Cultural Centre (ICBA).
Information and Education
• Expresarte/Dibujo y tejido. Arte Joven 20132014, an exhibition of works selected from the
Concurso de Arte Joven 2013-2014 .
At the end of 2014, the Simón I. Patiño Library,
specializing in world literature and history, housed
27,833 volumes and 50 periodicals. Over the course
of the year, four librarians from the Centre received
their diploma in library studies.
SIMÓN I. PATIÑO LIBRARY
• Sin ton ni son, an exhibit of masks by Michelle
Déchelette.
Activities organized by the Library included the IX
Taller de Literatura y otras artes, dedicated to the
links between photography and 20 th century authors.
A description of this workshop can be found in issue
29 of Boletín Literario, published by the Centre.
Another noteworthy event was an exhibition of books
on modern architecture from 1900 to the present day,
with some 20 publications from the private collection
of Juan Cristóbal Quiroga.
Several publications came out in 2014: Somos
artistas bolivianos – Arte acción en Bolivia 19802014, a work which fills the gaps in Bolivian
contemporary art history; Douglas Rodrigo Rada –
Dibujos 1999-2013, and the exhibition catalogue of
Raúl G. Prada, en el umbral del arte moderno.
LITERATURE
Among the numerous literary presentations which
took place in 2014: novels, plays and poem collections,
including Iris, by Edmundo Paz Soldán, Cuatro, by
Rodrigo Hasbún, Patologías del amor, by César Soria,
the illustrated book Voltea by Ada Esquirol, Marianna
Dotzauer and Gabriel Iriarte, and Fotografías para
la historia – Simón I. Patiño: estaño y vida cotidiana,
1900-1930, published by Espacio Simón I. Patiño.
To promote Bolivian literature on the Internet, the
Library is to offer 15 oral book recordings. Two of these
MUSIC
In 2014, the Centre organized 17 concerts including:
Bolivia Clásica, with pianist Ana María Vera and
violinist Jaime Laredo; Encuentros de violín y piano
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were undertaken in 2014: Íntimas by Adela Zamudio and
El Rum Rum de la Calavera by Ramón Rocha Monroy.
SOUND ARCHIVES
In 2014, the archives housed 1,839 sound recordings,
1,142 still images, 188 moving images, 58 cases of
scores by Bolivian and foreign composers as well as
271 musical titles.
CENTRE FOR BOLIVIAN LITERATURE
For the eighth annual Encuentro de Escritores
Iberoamericanos, six influential authors were invited to
share their views on the theme of writing, as a personal
experience of the writer. They were: Mexico's Mario
Bellatin, whose novel, Salón de Belleza, figured in 2007
among the 100 best Spanish-language books over the
past 25 years; Jorge Eduardo Benavides, considered
one of the most important Peruvian writers of the late
20th and early 21st centuries; José Ovejero, Spanish
laureate of the Premio Alfaguara de Novela 2013 for
his book, La invención del amor; Juan Pablo Piñeiro
from La Paz, whose first book, Cuando Sara Chura
Despierte, was translated into French and published
by Editions Patiño; Homero Carvalho from Beni, twice
winner of the Premio Nacional de Novela; and Claudia
Peña from Santa Cruz, novelist and short-story writer.
EDUCATION
For the ninth consecutive year, the Centre held
the Talleres de Metodología de la Enseñanza
de la Lectura, attended by 100 or so teachers
from Cochabamba city and 20 from rural areas
of Santivañez. A workshop was also conducted in
the Comunidad Campesina de Redención Pampa
(department of Chuquisaca).
Meanwhile, 30 issues of El Colibrito a children's
supplement appearing in Cochabamba's leading
daily Opinión, were published. At the eighth Feria
Internacional del Libro de Cochabamba, children from
Santa María Micaela primary school, accompanied by
their teacher, bore witness to the impressive results
of El Colibrito, produced by the Centre as an aid to
promote reading in schools.
Every evening, debate and discussion were led by a
different moderator, sparking some lively exchanges
between writers and the public.
Thanks to the support of the Cultural Foundation of
the Bolivian Central Bank, this eighth Encounter was
broadcast on the Internet and transmitted live on a giant
screen at the Museo de Etnografía y Folklore (MUSEF)
in La Paz and the Biblioteca y Archivo Nacionales
de Bolivia, in Sucre. An agreement with Red de la
Diversidad – Fundación Wayna Tambo also enabled it
to be broadcast on community radio stations, notably in
El Alto, Tarija, Sucre, Santa Cruz and Cochabamba.
SIMÓN I. PATIÑO LIBRARY NETWORK
Over the years, the libraries in Pairumani, San
Benito, Villa Rivero, Arani and Santivañez have
become key meeting and educational hubs whose
beneficial impacts extend well beyond their premises
– to families, schools and entire communities.
In 2014, a different primary school teacher was
invited each week to hold a class at a Simón I.
Patiño library, demonstrating their methodology for
promoting and improving reading skills. At the same
time, eight reading groups were formed to study
the works of classical authors such as Miguel de
Cervantes, Gabriel García Márquez and Oscar Wilde.
Lastly, in the Homenaje al escritor boliviano series,
homage was paid to the writer and poet Antonio
Terán (Cochabamba) for a documentary on his life
and his work entitled Antonio Terán Cabero, soldado
del tiempo.
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ESPACIO
Simón I. Patiño
La Paz, Bolivia
Espacio Simón I. Patiño develops
and implements cultural activities
and educational projects in a
spirit of solidarity and respect
for pluralism. It encourages
creativity, research, study and the
application of new technologies,
while also ensuring conservation
of cultural heritage. The scope
of its cultural and educational
activities is further extended
by the Documentation Centre
for Latin American Arts and
Literatures (CEDOAL), the Comic
Strip Centre (C+C), and the
Educational Action Centre (CAP).
Culture
Education
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VISUAL ARTS
The Espacio also lent its voice to the global
celebrations marking the Centenar y of the birth
of Octavio Paz , with several lectures given by the
poet and literar y critic Rubén Vargas. Over the
course of four days, Vargas explored different
aspects of this major writer, poet essayist, critic,
intellectual and commentator of the times.
Among the raft of exhibitions in 2014, we highlight:
• Errantes, an exhibition by Adriana Bravo of
animated images on a screen accompanied by a
sound track.
• Recordando a Martha Cajías , who died in 2012, a
tribute with a retrospective of the multiple facets
of her arts (textiles, batik, design, painting,
ceramics, etc.) and the fusion of her Andean
worldview combined with Buddhist spiritualism.
MUSIC
Chief among musical activities on the 2014
calendar were celebrations to fete the centenar y
of the birth of Aníbal Troilo, el Pichuco, bandoneon
player and bandleader from Argentina. The
Espacio partnered with the Argentine Embassy
and the Tango Sur Academy to organize an
educational presentation and two lectures, one
on the histor y of tango, and the second on the
evolution of women in tango. The most successful
event by far was the all-night tribute to Aníbal
Troilo, graced by tango dancing couples and
Bolivian singer Jenny Nájera. The two guests
of honour were Argentine artists Patricio Tripa
Bonfiglio on the bandoneon and singer Patricia
Malanca.
• El silencio de los árboles, an exhibition by
Argentina's Javier Iparraguirre, featuring 44
black-and-white photos reflecting the unusual
characteristics of trees related to the urban
environment.
From the 42 works received following the launch
of Muéstranos tu Arte in December 2013, aimed at
stimulating the creativity of diverse young artists,
Espacio mounted three exhibits (engravings, artistic
textiles and installations). It also presented one
book, an unreleased video, a play and a charango
concert.
At the year's end, an acoustic concert, Íntimo
Intenso by Sibah (Silvia Velarde), under the
musical direction of Christian Laguna, attracted a
large audience enthused by this singer, composer
and guitarist able to combine different musical
genres into sonorous vocal compositions.
LECTURES, TRIBUTES AND PRESENTATIONS
A lecture entitled Patrimonio Cultural y Turismo
Comunitario: Peñas was the result of a multidisciplinary project around the protection of an
important rock art site by a team from the Sociedad
de Investigación del Arte Rupestre de Bolivia
(SIARB) in the Peñas region.
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Simón I. Patiño
MUSEUM NIGHT
A group of well-known contemporary Bolivian
directors discussed their works during the
Encounter of filmmakers which focused on the
theme of the modern short-length Bolivian film.
En 2014, the Espacio participated in the eighth
Museum Night ( VIII Larga Noche de Museos),
offering its premises for an exhibition devoted
to Alfredo La Placa (Miscelánea) and one on
discography, phonography and documentary, along
with a guided visit of the Centro de Información
de Música Boliviana (C-Musical) and non-stop
projection of contemporary Bolivian short-length
films. For their part, the Comic Strip Centre (Centro
del Cómic – C+C) and the Educational Action
Centre (CAP) provided a diverse menu of activities
for young audiences. The Espacio, as part of the
cultural landscape of the Sopocachi zone, welcomed
numerous visitors to its exhibition rooms.
As in previous years, CEDOAL helped to publicize
Patiño Foundation publications during the XIX Feria
Internacional del Libro de La Paz, Bolivia's biggest book
fair, which attracts around 80,000 visitors annually. At
this year's fair, CEDOAL presented Poemasesino, a
book by the young poet Alejandro Canedo.
The
Rector
of
the
Universidad
Técnica
de Oruro (UTO), Carlos
Antezana, and historian
Luis
Oporto
Ordóñez
attended the presentation
of Fotografías para la
Historia – Simón I. Patiño:
estaño y vida cotidiana,
1900-1930, as well as the launch of an exhibit
consisting of a selection of photographs from the book
which are stored in the archives of the Museo-Casa de
la Cultura Simón I. Patiño in Oruro city.
Documentation Centre for
Latin American Arts and
Literatures (CEDOAL )
Several articles of the book that were written by
specialists helped to explain and contextualize the
historical processes reflected in the photos.
Comic Strip Centre (C+C)
In 2014, two 3-month animation workshops
were organized in collaboration with the Royal
Embassy of Denmark and the Animation Workshop
In 2014, CEDOAL received a donation of 45 boxes of
books, publications, magnetic tapes and archives
of visual artists from the former Fundación del
Banco Hipotecario Nacional (BHN) through the
intermediary of art historian Pedro Querejazu. This
material will be organized, classified, described and
included in CEDOAL's database.
Notable among the cultural and academic activities
developed throughout the year was the series
Cinepasión, devoted to Latin American cinema
and the Escuela de Espectadores, which provided
critical commentary on theatre repertory.
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Simón I. Patiño
con Altura' welcomed as its guest the Argentine
artist Tomás Giorello. An exhibit on the series Dylan
Dog was organized jointly with the Italian Embassy.
The exhibit that drew the most attention, however,
was Mafalda, una niña de cincuenta años, arranged in
partnership with the Argentine Embassy. It featured
a video conference with Quino (Joaquín Lavado),
creator of the iconic Mafalda character.
Educational Action Centre
(CAP)
In 2014, the Centre repeated its traditional workshops
(Denmark). Led by Denis Chapon (France), with the
on the methodology of teaching and learning reading
support of renowned Bolivian animators such as
comprehension, aimed at public school teachers
Miguel Mealla, Joaquín Cuevas and Susana Villegas,
from La Paz and El Alto and students planning to
these workshops culminated in the making of two
teach. We also wish to highlight the workshops
short-length productions: the first, humouristic,
encouraging reading, which took place at the Child
was on the theme of the use of fire extinguishers,
Nutrition Centre in El Alto and enabled teachers in
and the second was geared to the promotion of the XII
schools located in the Villa Ingenio zone to apply new
Festival Internacional
and fun strategies
de Historietas. Another
aimed at developing in
workshop addressed
their students a taste
the aspect of producfor and the pleasure
ACTIVITIES COMMON TO ALL THREE
tion and, for more adof reading.
CULTURAL CENTRES IN 2014, INCLUDED:
vanced participants,
the technique of stop
A theatre workshop
• 3rd annual Days of International Education,
motion.
led by Argentine
which had a considerable impact, with
In addition, the
Espacio was invited
to take part in the
Franco-Andean
encounter for
academic training in
animation in Caracas,
enabling it to
establish international
contacts and publicize
its activities and
experience in teaching
animation techniques.
The XII Festival
Internacional de
Historietas 'Viñetas
enriching exchanges among those who
participated. Organized with the support of
the Brazilian Embassy, this event provided
reflections on Paulo Freire’s methodological
proposals that were a key tenet of the
education law Avelino Siñani. Anderson
Alencar, a member of Brazil’s Paulo Freire
Institute, shared his analysis and experience
with eminent Bolivian pedagogues.
•Presentation of the illustrated book Voltea,
winner of the II Concurso Nacional Libro Álbum
organized by the Espacio, which
enjoyed great success. Audiences
in each venue were very moved, as
much by the sensitivity with which
the authors handled the theme of aging as by
the artistic quality of the designs.
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specialist Adela
Basch was jointly
organized with the
Academia Boliviana
de Literatura Infantil
y Juvenil . Over three
intensive days,
teachers, illustrators
and students from
teacher training
colleges and from
University plunged
into the discovery
of theatre as an
educational tool in
the classroom.
SIMÓN I. PATIÑO
Centre
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Located in the heart of the
historic quarter of Santa Cruz, the
Simón I. Patiño Centre promotes
the activities of the Foundation
by organizing cultural and arts
events as well as educational
activities as part of its pilot
development projects.
Culture
Education
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SIMÓN I. PATIÑO
Centre
Education
In 2014 – the 10 th anniversary of the Simón I.
Patiño Centre – two new spaces for cultural and
educational activities were created on the ground
floor:
•A children's toy library, furnished with
traditional board games, different educational
games around the arts, science and new
technologies, musical instruments (wind and
string), materials for design and painting, as well
as animated and adventure films and books.
in another, they were introduced to origami, the
Japanese art of intricate paper folding that helps
develop fine motor skills and the imagination.
•The Comic-Café, geared to adolescents as much
as comic enthusiasts. It offers a range of books
and publications on comic strips and different
drawing methods and styles.
COMIC-CAFÉ
CHILDREN'S TOY LIBRARY
Opening in April 2014, the library has already
welcomed 1,000 children and around 100 adults.
Organized activities included the CuentaCuentos
series, which, as noted, aims to stimulate children's
imagination through the intermediary of a narrator
and create an inter-generational dynamic between
children, parents and grandparents. Through this
series, many young readers were delighted to
discover the magic of storytelling, journeying into
a world of Bolivian and universal myths and
legends.
At the Comic-Café, around 1,100 people from
different areas of Santa Cruz and other regions of
the country took part in a range of events, including
comic strip production, a digital design workshop,
and the creation of illustrations, graphics and
fanzines.
In addition, the Comic-Café organized screenings
of short-length animated films, while comic strip
authors gave talks and held discussions throughout
the year on comic strip creation processes. Notable
also was a lecture on the graphic novel and the
relationship between text and visuals, which was
highly appreciated, and El mundial del mundo, by an
international and independent graphic art collective.
Other activities included workshops on music and
different art forms. In one workshop, children
were invited to listen to the sounds of nature, and
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•A workshop on relational art led by Luis
Gárciga (Cuba), in the context of the XI Bienal
Internacional de Arte in Santa Cruz de la Sierra
city.
•A workshop on the 30 key issues to consider for
writing a book, novel or story (e.g. how to hold
the reader's attention, avoid clichés, stick to a
daily work schedule), led by José María Brindisi
(Argentina) in partnership with the Universidad
Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra (UPSA).
•A workshop on audiovisual production on mobile
devices, given by Oscar Jordán (Bolivia) and Paula
Rodríguez (Bolivia).
This event saw designers and illustrators from
Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil, Spain and Japan exchange
perspectives on sport as a social phenomenon,
analyzing, for example, the football World Cup.
•A workshop on storytelling for children and
adults, led by Gabriel Iriarte (Bolivia).
Finally, for the X Semana del Comic , the ComicCafé held workshops, meetings, film screenings,
and two outstanding exhibits: Salvaje by Marco
Toxico (Bolivia) and A mano alzada by Oscar Zalles
(Bolivia).
Two other workshops were conducted in conjunction
with the independent educational project Interacción
Digital (INDI): one on sound art, with Nicolas Drweski,
a Franco-Canadian expert on electroacoustics who
uses sound intensively as a structural element in
his music; the other on the creation of interactive
audiovisual installations with PD and Arduino, led by
Néstor Lizalde (Spain).
Training Programmes
More than 1,000 people signed up for a range of
programmes (workshops, debates, lectures) aimed
at stimulating creativity in the arts, sciences and
new technologies – particularly among youth.
Some 689 people of all ages and backgrounds
attended lectures organized by the Simón I.
Patiño Centre, two of which enjoyed particular
success: the first on the importance of multimedia
management, with Juan Pablo Sejas (Bolivia), and
the second on the challenges of teaching primary
school children to write, led by José Maria Brindisi
(Argentina).
Moreover, 350 people participated in workshops
organized by the Simón I. Patiño Centre, namely:
•A workshop on posters, Lápiz papel y tijeras, led
by Benito Cabañas (Mexico) in the context of the
Bienal Internacional del Cartel Bolivia.
More than 175 people took part in an alternative
education programme offered in partnership with
the Asociación de Psicolanálisis para Estudios
Lacanianos en Latinoamérica (APEL): This was
about the possibility of dialogue between art and
psychoanalysis, with the cinema used as a resource
for analyzing different cultural phenomena. One
theme discussed was 'love in the virtual era'
through an analysis of the film 'Her' by Spike Jonze;
another was the theme of gender and women's
rights, dissected against the film 'La piel que habito'
by Pedro Almodóvar.
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Centre
In the area of artistic promotion, the Centre
welcomed
54
professional
and
amateur
photographers from different Bolivian towns for
a collective exhibition entitled Gente de Noche.
Elsewhere, two unreleased works from Santa Cruz
artists were presented: Ciudad (acrylic canvases) by
Maria Zanutti, and Tejidos (weavings on canvas) by
Nadia Callaú.
Finally, 40 primary school teachers benefited from
the yearly programme on training in methodologies
for reading comprehension. Part of the agenda was
learning how to use new interactive strategies to,
for example, reformulate a narrative based on its
theme and characters.
Culture
In the musical sphere, numerous recitals and
concerts in all genres (jazz, folk, fusion, chamber
music) were held throughout the year, attracting
an audience of almost 800 people. Winning the
most plaudits were: 'Latinoamérica en guitarra'
with Stéphane de Carvalho (France), and the jazzfolk fusion 'Nora la Bella' with Gian-Carla Tisera
(Bolivia), a contender for the Grammy Awards in
New York.
Among the literary activities that took place during
the year were 17 book presentations by Bolivian
authors, attended by almost 800 people. Highlights
included the novel La reina del café by Gonzalo
Lema (Tarija), and a collection of poetry, Ánima, by
Alejandra Barbery (Santa Cruz de la Sierra).
Also noteworthy was the publication of Los Cuentos
del tío, a compilation of the seven stories selected
at the Concurso de Historieta Boliviana 'Aventura',
launched in 2013.
To promote contemporary Bolivian music, a series
of unreleased acoustic concerts (rock, folk, pop
and fusion) was held during the 'Month of Music'
( Tímpano Íntimo). Twelve Bolivian musical groups,
either established or starting out, led this event,
which attracted a large audience.
On the visual arts front, activities focused on
contemporary expression, from graphic and plastic
arts to photography and video art, with 645 people
visiting the exhibits. These included: Caminos
interiores by Paula López; For ever and ever by
Benito Cabañas (Mexico) and Todos somos iguales
by Finn Nygard (Denmark), two exhibits organized in
the context of the Bienal Internacional del Cartel in
partnership with the Goethe-Institut , the Casa de la
Cultura, the Centro de la Cultura Plurinacional and
Espacio Manzana Uno.
In the performing arts, highlights included a play
by Soledad Ardaya, Las suplicantes, about sexual
violence and the trafficking of women worldwide,
and the first international puppet festival in Santa
Cruz, Festíteres, loved by children and adults from
different areas of the city.
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ECOLOGY OUTREACH
Centre
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
The Simón I. Patiño Ecology
Outreach Centre (CEDSIP) strives
to promote respectful attitudes
towards the environment by
providing educational activities
and tools, raising awareness of
environmental issues through
its specialized libraries, and
publishing periodicals and
articles of a scientific and
technical nature.
Ecology
Education
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Ecology Outreach Centre
Publications
Volume 13 of El Árbol de los Cuentos , El Grano de
Oro, touched on the same theme, stressing food
security and the necessity of safeguarding genetic
resources to preserve native foodstuffs. Bolivia is
rich in endemic species but a good many of these
are in the process of disappearing because of the
population's food habits and the frequent practice of
intensive monoculture.
BOLIVIA ECOLÓGICA
In 2014, capping an agreement with the Servicio
Nacional de Áreas Protegidas, CEDSIP devoted
three issues of the journal to Bolivia's different
protected zones – texts that uniquely popularize
existing knowledge in this field.
•N° 72: Áreas protegidas en el Departamento de
Cochabamba (Protected areas in the department
of Cochabamba)
Volume 14, La Capa Invisible, focused on the
importance of the ozone layer and precautions to
take amid the increasing incidence of skin diseases
caused by solar radiation.
•N° 73: Áreas protegidas del Departamento de La
Paz (Protected areas in the department of La Paz)
Also significant was the production of multimedia
educational materials based on the content of
El Árbol de los Cuentos volume 6, focused on
biodiversity. Presented in interactive format,
materials are designed in such a way as to make
learning fun, efficient and motivating.
•Nº 74: Áreas protegidas de los Departamentos
Oruro, Potosí y Chuquisaca (Protected areas in the
departments of Oruro, Potosí and Chuquisaca).
REVISTA BOLIVIANA DE ECOLOGÍA Y
CONSERVACIÓN AMBIENTAL
A scientific consultant was brought on board in 2014
to advance work on distributing this journal in digital
format. A revision of scientific articles submitted
in 2014 is underway and the journal should appear
online in 2015.
In 2014, the bibliographical resources of CEDSIP's
library totalled 4,541 titles (including 57 acquired
during the year), and 10 or so scientific reviews
obtained
through
exchanges
with
foreign
universities.
Production of Educational
Materials
Environmental Education
In 2014, the educational DVD Carlitos en
Comidalandia, produced as is customary by children,
focused on the importance of nutritious food for good
health and improvement in the quality of life.
The environmental libraries housed in three
schools (Josefina Bálsamo, José Malky and
Santa Cruz de la Sierra) play a vital role in the
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annual Environmental Olympics in 2014 gave
particular weight to the importance of a healthy
diet. Some 140 students took part in the Olympics,
answering a cascade of questions with the help of
bibliographical research and analysis. Olympic
results were evaluated in each environmental
library and the winner was awarded a diploma from
a panel of judges at the Simón I. Patiño Centre for
Applied Ecology.
development and use of new technologies and
provision of support to students – sensitizing them
on the preservation of the environment and natural
resources.
Six training of trainer courses took place in 2014,
notably on methodologies for environmental
education, school gardens, management of solid
residues and recycling, education on the values
of preserving the planet. In total, 467 participants
enrolled in these courses: teachers from the
With the support of the environmental libraries,
three schools collaborating with CEDSIP, parents,
3,137 primary and secondary school students
employees from the municipality of Santa Cruz,
took part in activities held during various
and students from the Escuela Normal Superior de
Environmental Theme Days (World Water Day,
Formación de Maestros
Earth Day, Biodiversity
“Enrique Finot”, the
Day, National Days for
Universidad Autónoma
Protected Areas and
ACTIVITY ORGANIZED WITH THE SIMÓN
Gabriel René Moreno,
Bolivia's Tree Day).
I. PATIÑO CENTRE FOR APPLIED ECOLOGY
and the Escuela Militar
A play about the
de Ingeniería.
Organized and carried out with the support
problem of solid
of technical staff from the Centre for
The Patiniños
residues (La batalla)
Applied Ecology, the school gardens enable
Readers Club enjoyed
was produced by a
students to undertake together a practical
a workshop led by
group of students at
and productive activity, valorize healthy food
Emi Chávez, using
the Josefina Bálsamo
resources and create a link with nature.
theatrical techniques
school and circulated at
In 2014, some 136 pupils in 6th grade
stressing the capacity
other schools.
(primary) at the Josefina Bálsamo, José
for reflection and text
Malky and Santa Cruz de la Sierra schools
The Ecological
comprehension. Ninety
took part in these garden projects. The
Brigades, comprised of
students read and
season began in March and finished in
student volunteers from
analyzed a selection
June. To wrap up this activity, a 'food fair'
different schools, took
of stories and adapted
was held, reuniting students, teachers,
to the task of sensitizing
them to theatre.
parents and librarians around a medley of
their peers on the
dishes prepared from produce harvested
necessity of garbage
Organized on the basis
from the gardens.
sorting and economizing
of voluntary competition
on water and electricity.
between schools, the
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La Paz, Sucre, Oruro and Cobija. Agreements were
signed with the Amigos de la Naturaleza Foundation
(FAN), ATENEO bookshop in Santa Cruz and the
National University of Salta in Argentina.
CEDSIP also lent its support to 60 seminars,
workshops and events linked to environmental
protection, enabling it to strengthen links with other
institutions, promote scientific dialogue and expand
the breadth of its communication on environmental
themes.
Communication on
Environmental Issues
During the XV International Book Fair of Santa Cruz,
CEDSIP was able to publicize its work and distribute
educational materials, journals and publications
to almost 36,000 visitors. The table below lists the
other beneficiaries of its diverse activities.
At the end of 2014, CEDSIP had 17 distributors
spread among the cities of Santa Cruz, Cochabamba,
Students
Teachers
Scientists and
University Teachers
Total
Beneficiaries
Technology conference
540
540
First national meeting on environmental
education for sustainable development
300
300
Exhibit and broadcast of El Vallecito UAGRM
1,000
1,000
Workshop: 'Educate on the values of preserving
the planet'
64
64
Training on solid residues
43
42
85
19,198
19,198
547
547
13,708
13,708
179
179
1,765
1,765
Production of DVDs
18
18
School gardens
136
136
Environmental Olympics
140
140
Play: La Batalla
240
240
3,137
3,137
Food Fair
495
495
Patiniños Readers Club
90
90
Ecological Brigades
1,862
1,862
Total
40,968
407
2,129
43,504
Activities
Distribution of DVDs in schools
Libraries
Distribution of DVDs in libraries
Interinstitutional support
Environmental Theme Days
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CULTURAL
Activities
Geneva, Switzerland
The Simón I. Patiño
Foundation offers a range
of cultural activities in
Switzerland – either ongoing
or on a one-off basis, alone
or in conjunction with
other institutions. It also
provides Grants for the
Arts awarded jointly with
the City of Geneva Cultural
Department.
Culture
Education
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CULTURAL
Activities
International Musical
Encounters
Antonio Lysy, under the helm of Maxim Vengerov.
It was Vengerov himself who conducted the closing
concert of the International Patiño Foundation–
Menuhin Academy Musical Encounters at Champéry
Temple.
The Simón I. Patiño Foundation has partnered with
the International Menuhin Music Academy and
its chamber music ensemble since 1984, offering
particularly talented young people from all over the
world the opportunity to take master classes and
workshops with outstanding teachers during the
International Patiño Foundation–Menuhin Academy
Musical Encounters.
Grants for the Arts
The Grants for the Arts are awarded to young artists
living in Geneva, to enable them to attend the Cité
Internationale des Arts in Paris for a period of 6-12
months. The grant process is overseen both by the
City of Geneva Cultural Department, which manages
the financial aspects, and the Simón I. Patiño
Foundation, which provides three artist studioworkshops for the artists selected. Five grants
were awarded for the 2014-2015 year: one for comic
strips, one for video and photography and three for
the visual and plastic arts.
In 2014, the traditional Patiño Foundation Concert
took place at Geneva's Victoria Hall to a packed
house. World-famous violinist Maxim Vengerov made
an exceptional first appearance at this memorable
event as soloist with the Menuhin Academy chamber
orchestra led by first violinist Oleg Kaskiv. The
concert programme was highly varied, featuring
works by Bach, Vivaldi and Piazzolla in the first half,
and pieces by Wieniawski, Tchaikovski, Saint-Saëns,
Fauré et Ysaÿe in the second part.
The Encounter's master classes and workshops
were held at a new venue, Champéry, in the Canton
of Valais (Switzerland), in collaboration with the
Musical Encounters of Champéry. Selected as
participants, 34 young musicians were privy to the
expertise and advice of leading international music
professors such as Oleg Kaskiv, Valery Vorona,
Ivan Vukçevic, Johannes Eskar, Niall Brown and
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EDITIONS PATIÑO
& Communication
Geneva, Switzerland
Editions Patiño aims to showcase
the lesser known aspects
and cultural diversity of Latin
America through its collection
entitled ‘Latin American
Literatures and Cultures’. This
collection includes anthologies
of poetry in bilingual editions
for Spanish-language literature
and trilingual versions for the
Amerindian world, as well as
novels.
Culture
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EDITIONS PATIÑO
& Communication
and technical references, a cover image and a
descriptive text. As in previous years, Editions
Patiño was represented at the Frankfurt Book Fair
as well as at book fairs in Geneva, Paris, Belgrade,
Montreal, Brussels and Beirut.
Editions Patiño has now finalized its panoramic
anthology of Latin American poetry of the 20 th
century. The catalogue features a bilingual
collection of poetry in Spanish and French for every
Spanish-speaking country: Argentina, Bolivia,
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru,
Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Communication
For the Amerindian world, the catalogue consists of
poetry anthologies in three languages (Amerindian,
Spanish and French) for the Quechua, Guarani and
Aymara. They also include poems by Humberto
Ak’abal in Maya-kiché, Spanish and French.
The annual
Activities Report,
meanwhile, was
made available
in French,
English and
Spanish, along
with Interactive
CD ROMS in
these languages.
The Patiño Foundation Concert programme leaflet,
which contains information about the Foundation’s
activities and Centres, was widely distributed in
Switzerland throughout 2014, while the Foundation’s
introductory brochure, edited in 2013, enjoyed
mass circulation at the various different Centres in
Bolivia.
Regarding novels, the Latin American Literatures
and Cultures collection features 15 fictional works,
including four from Bolivia.
Distribution
The Foundation’s website, www.fondationpatino.org,
is being reworked and a new version will appear in the
first half of 2015.
The website of Editions Patiño, www.edipatino.
com, was given a complete makeover to present
the collection entitled ‘Latin American Literatures
and Cultures’ in a clear and comprehensive
manner. For each work there are now information
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SIMÓN I. PATIÑO UNIVERSITY
Scholarships
Geneva, Switzerland
For many years, the Simón I. Patiño
Foundation has focused on training
and mentoring young Bolivian women
and men who, after completing their
studies, make a commitment to
dedicate the skills they have acquired
to the development of their country.
University scholarships in areas
particularly relevant to Bolivia are
granted in Switzerland and other
European countries, as well as in
Bolivia and Costa Rica.
Education
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Scholarships
All the scholarships awarded under this system
are subject to a contractual clause whereby the
beneficiaries commit to work in Bolivia for at
least three consecutive years after receiving their
master's degree.
At the end of 2014, the 28 scholarship recipients
pursuing graduate-level studies in Switzerland and
elsewhere In Europe were placed as follows:
SWITZERLAND
•7 at the University of Geneva (UNIGE)
Scholarships in Switzerland
and other European countries
•3 at the Graduate Institute of International and
Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva
These scholarships are offered to students who have
already received a bachelor's degree in Bolivia, and
who wish to obtain a master's degree in Switzerland
or in other European countries. Candidates undergo
a rigorous selection process, which takes place in
three stages: initially in Bolivia, subsequently at the
Foundation's headquarters in Geneva, and finally in
the universities where the students wish to pursue
their degree.
•8 at the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne
(EPFL)
•3 at the University of Lausanne (UNIL)
SPAIN
•6 at the University of Salamanca (USAL)
BELGIUM
•1 at the Free University of Brussels (ULB)
Seven students graduated from university with a
master's degree in 2014. Their results were highly
satisfactory, with a success rate well above the
average for students at European universities.
The Foundation reviews the list of universities
each year and makes every effort to cover the full
spectrum of Bolivia's needs by offering a wide range
of study options, such as development studies,
education, social sciences, economics, political
science, environmental studies, engineering,
sciences, and information technology.
Scholarships in Bolivia
Scholarships are allocated to high school graduates
to enable them to attend university and obtain their
bachelor's degree. The selection of universities
in Bolivia, both public and private, is made based
on their capacity to educate specialists able to
contribute to their country's development.
Note that this scholarship system is unique in its
genre, the Foundation providing comprehensive
logistical support to enable candidates to maximize
their chances of gaining entry to the university
of their choice. The Foundation provides each
candidate with administrative and financial
assistance throughout the application process, from
the time they register their candidacy in Bolivia until
their bona fide admission to university in Europe.
It then ensures that scholarship recipients are
individually welcomed and followed up, to help them
successfully integrate and embark on their studies.
In 2014, sixteen students granted university
scholarships were pursuing their degree, including
two who graduated, one in mechatronics and the
other in chemical engineering.
Scholarship recipients are expected to regularly
report their grades to the Foundation, which
supports them throughout their university studies.
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Scholarships
The 2014 issue of Contacto, a bulletin published
by the Foundation, contains details of the various
selection processes and gives a brief profile,
including the objectives of each student. The tenth
joint meeting of current and former scholarship
students (X Encuentro de becarios y ex becarios)
was held in La Paz in August. Different generations
gathered in the city to share their experiences and
what they'd learned, providing some enriching
exchanges.
In 2014, the Simón I. Patiño Foundation
and EARTH University celebrated 15 years
of partnership in training agricultural
engineers who wish to obtain a degree in
agricultural science at the end of their
four years of studies. In Bolivia, as in Latin
America as a whole, very few universities
offer this type of training even as the need
for engineers and technical experts in
agricultural science is constantly increasing.
EARTH University was chosen as a partner
in 1999 because it shares similar objectives
with the Simón I. Patiño Foundation; namely,
the practice of agriculture that is respectful
of sustainable development, the protection
of natural resources and the safeguarding
of biodiversity. What’s more, the practical
coursework can be undertaken at the
Pairumani Model Farm (Cochabamba)
or the Centre for Applied Ecology
(Santa Cruz).
Scholarships in Costa Rica
Statistics
Scholarships are awarded to six young Bolivian
students to study agronomy at EARTH University
(Escuela Agrícola de la Región del Trópico Húmedo)
located near the Costa Rican capital, San José. This
university follows an educational model balancing
theoretical and practical coursework, the aim being
to produce graduates who are both competent in
agricultural and natural resource management and
capable of spearheading positive changes in their
communities, regions and countries.
SCHOLARSHIP SUBJECT AREAS
The table below shows the subjects that recipients
of the 50 scholarships were specializing in at the
start of the 2014 school year.
Field of study
Engineering
34%
Agronomy
12%
Information Technology
12%
Economics
10%
Sciences
10%
Environment
6%
Development
6%
Social Sciences
4%
Political Science
4%
Cultural Heritage
2%
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Percentage of students
Scholarships
SCHOLARSHIP STUDY LOCATIONS
The map below shows the location of universities
with scholarship students in 2014:
BOLIVIA
Public and private universities:
Universidad Católica Boliviana (UCB)
SPAIN
University of Salamanca
(USAL)
Universidad Privada Boliviana (UPB)
BELGIUM
Free University
of Brusselss (ULB)
SWITZERLAND
Escuela Militar de Ingenieria (EMI)
University of Geneva (UNIGE)
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
(UMSA)
Graduate Institute of International and
Development Studies, Geneva (IHEID)
Universidad Mayor de San Simón
(UMSS) Federal Polytechnic School
of Lausanne (EPFL)
University of Lausanne (UNIL)
COSTA RICA
EARTH University
Renovation Works
In 2014, a major renovation of Simón I. Patiño's
headquarters in Geneva was begun which, when
finished, will provide lodging for students in
response to growing demand for such space in
Geneva.
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PAIRUMANI
Model Farm
Cochabamba, Bolivia
The Pairumani Model Farm promotes
a global agro-organic model based
on the dynamic soil-plant-animalhuman being relationship, which aims
to obtain products of high organic
quality in a manner that is respectful
of the environment. Operating both
as a reference centre for FriesianHolstein dairy cattle and as a model
of agro-organic farming, the Farm
also provides theoretical and practical
training for students who wish to
undertake their final dissertation
work towards their bachelor’s degree
or higher technical qualification in
agriculture or engineering.
Agriculture
Ecology
Education
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PARUMANI
Model Farm
2014 was a key year for the development and
consolidation of the Farm's agro-organic model. The
Farm's latest agro-organic certification (Certificación
de Granja Orgánica), on par with national and
European standards, now extends to dairy, agricultural
and industrial products, thus constituting a unique
guarantee of product quality in Bolivia.
Dairy Sector
Raw milk production in 2014 totalled 876,468 litres
from a population of 114 lactating cows, which
translates into a daily average of 21 litres per
cow. These results illustrate the model developed
15 years ago – a model based on well-balanced,
coherent and comprehensive health, nutrition and
reproductive practices that allow restoration of the
ecosystem and high quality production without the use
of additional concentrate feed.
Agricultural Sector
In 2014, the maize kernel crop totalled 128 tonnes
for 30.7 hectares planted, or an average of
4.17 t/ha, rising to 5.7 t/ha in certain plots. The
Farm also harvested 2,814 kg of oats and 880 kg
of wheat.
Production of fodder crops (lucerne, vetch, oats)
amounted to 1,467 tonnes. The milled green
corn yield was 1,586 tonnes, most of which was
siloed and the remainder used as compost or cattle
litter.
Sales of pasteurized milk products increased over
2013 levels, mainly because of a higher number of
producing cows. A new fruit yoghurt produced at
the Farm was included in the government's prenatal
subsidy program (Subsidio Prenatal y de Lactancia
Materna), which the Pairumani Model Farm
continues to participate in.
The potato crop was particularly abundant,
reaching a record 18.42 tonnes per hectare. Some
91% of potato production was sold. Note that
these agricultural yields, including those of maize
kernels, were higher than the national average.
The graph below shows the breakdown of dairy
product sales in 2014.
Dairy product sales in 2014
In all, the 717 tonnes of compost produced using
biodynamic products fertilized 96 hectares of land.
3.23%
12.08%
53.26%
Cumulative volume:
812,158 litres
31.43%
Pasteurized milk
Yoghurt
Cheese
Raw milk
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PARUMANI
Model Farm
Works Undertaken
•Purchase of a refrigerated display showcase and
racks for milk products.
•Enlargement of the pasteurization room and the
dairy products packaging facility to allow better
placement of equipment; installation of new
piping for steam, cold water and raw milk.
•Change of dairy control panel.
•Purchase of a brush cutter for fodder.
•Purchase of a cattle shearer for presentation of
cattle during fairs and competitions.
•Fitting of a conduit for carrying raw milk to the
cooling room to prevent the risk of contamination.
•Renovation of the water pumping system central
unit.
•Construction of facilities for sterilizing plastic
bottles for the fruity yoghurt.
•Purchase of information technology materials and
a photocopier for administration.
•Maintenance of the used-water reprocessing
basin to prevent blockage from vegetation.
Training
•Tiling of the floor and walls of the milk cooling
room and in the internal circulation corridor.
Courses on disinfectant techniques and food
handling were given to Farm personnel while the
head of quality control completed a 12-week training
in food microbiology.
•Repair of the roofing and walls in storage rooms.
•Improvement of the drainage system in the south
sector building that provides lodging to Farm
guests.
•Construction of a staircase to facilitate access to
the compressed natural gas reservoir.
Purchase of Equipment
and Furniture
•Purchase of a large tank and collector for yoghurt
processing and a printer to stamp product expiry
dates.
•Purchase of a water distiller to guarantee the
quality of physical-chemical and microbiological
analyses.
The Farm continued to mentor students working
towards their graduation diplomas. One student
in agro-industrial engineering presented a thesis
at the end of 2014 on research into a honey and
essential oils-based anti-inflammatory to treat
mammary edema after calving. Another research
project currently underway on treatment of the
Farm's liquid manure will be presented by a
bioengineering student in 2015. Meanwhile, driven
by a thesis on the sorting of solid residues, an
agreement was cemented with the Cochabamba
Chamber of Industry and Diplastic to recycle
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PARUMANI
Model Farm
•Contribution to the scientific and technical
journal ACTA NOVA , specifically volume 6, issue
3 published in March 2014, which focused on
works presented to the III Congreso Nacional de
Sistemas Agroforestales, held in Sapecho in 2013.
•A workshop on agro-forestry and pruning in
collaboration with the Espacio Compartido en
Sistemas Agroforestales (ECO-SAF) network, of
which the Farm is national coordinator.
Contribution to the ECO-SAF network's 2014
publication (Sistemas Agroforestales en áreas
secas en el Departamento de Cochabamba:
caracterización y descripción) by the Farm's
technical director, assisted by the head of soil
fertility.
polyethylene waste from dairy product processing
for the fabrication of irrigation pipes and electrical
materials.
Pairumani Ecotourism Park
Communication and
Distribution
Situated on the heights of the Pairumani estate
and characterized by its precious ecosystem,
the 46-hectare Ecotourism Park is a favourite
leisure destination for tourists and local visitors
alike, particularly on weekends and holidays.
Two private guards and a staff of six ensure its
security, undertake maintenance, receive visitors
and oversee activities linked to park protection.
In 2014, the fourth traditional Feria Agroforestal y
de protección del medio ambiente enjoyed great
success, with more than 400 visitors. Notable
events included the planting of 220 trees, which will
provide an agro-forestry plot in the Park.
The Farm took part in the Feria del Día de la Leche
with Asociación de Industrias Lácteas (ANDIL)
members such as PIL Andina and LACTEOSBOL.
At this fair, the Pairumani Model Farm received
recognition for its pioneering work in dairy
production and also an award for presenting the
best primipara dairy cow.
Directors of the dairy visited different enterprises in
Bolivia to learn about the production and packaging
of cheeses and fruit yoghurt, and vice versa. On a
visit by LACTEOSBOL, the dairy ran through its
working practices and provided a sampling of its
products.
As in previous years, the Farm attended the 2014
General and Extraordinary Assembly of the ANDIL
association, which took place in Tarija.
As well as the publication of the Pairumani Model
Farm's traditional annual calendar, we would also
like to mention some of the work achieved in the
agro-forestry sector:
•Production of a DVD on agro-forestry.
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PAIRUMANI
PHYTOECOGENETIC
RESEARCH
Centre
Cochabamba, Bolivia
The Pairumani Phytoecogenetic
Research Centre helps improve
the nutritional quality of the
cereals and legumes which are
the staple foods in temperate
Inter-Andean valleys. To do so,
it selects and distributes new
varieties of maize, broad bean,
pea and common bean, which
are more nutritious and more
resistant to the region's climatic
variations and most common
diseases.
Research
Agriculture
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PAIRUMANI PHYTOECOGENETIC RESEARCH
Centre
Several important maintenance projects and
infrastructure improvements were completed
at the Phytoecogenetic Research Centre in 2014:
repair of Villa Albina's weather station and entrance
house; repair of a depot and construction of a
second floor with a drop ceiling; construction of a
tank for toxic residues from the three laboratories;
construction of a hangar for agricultural machinery.
As well, the Phytoecogenetic Research Centre
selected seeds that carry the opaco-2 gene and
achieved a genetic recombination for obtaining
a new variety of soft kernel maize with improved
protein quality.
The selection of a new deep purple kernel,
containing the highest protein levels and well
adapted to the preparation of mazamorra, called
api, has shown not only a superior yield to the local
Kulli type (3 t/ha), but also good production of plant
material for cattle feed.
Culture and Selection
of Improved Varieties
In valley regions, the Phytoecogenetic Research
Centre embarked on a new genetic recombination
cycle and selection process to identify a variety with
tender white kernels carrying the opaco-2 gene and
with a shorter maturity cycle.
In 2014, an area covering 30.8 hectares was farmed,
10.8 ha of which was reserved for the research and
development of improved varieties, 10.4 ha for the
production of seeds registered to the Pairumani
Seed Centre, 6 ha for the production of corn kernels
and broad beans for self-financing, and 3.6 ha for
soil enrichment with organic matter.
In tropical zones, where large-scale agriculture
is practised, the Phytoecogenetic Research
Centre obtained promising results with yields,
plant architecture, and resistance to lodging, leaf
diseases and cob decay. Some 166 hybrids were
evaluated in two areas of the Santa Cruz region:
In Cotoca, on land belonging to seed enterprise
SEMEXA, and at the Pairumani Centre for Applied
Ecology.
MAIZE
Grown in the Inter-Andean valleys, maize comes
in two varieties: soft-kernel, mainly for human
consumption and hard-kernel, for animal feed.
BROAD BEAN
The broad been is the most widely cultivated legume
in the Andean zone. It can be planted in winter in
temperate valleys and during summer in mountainous
terrain at altitudes of between 3,000-4,000 metres.
In 2014, the Phytoecogenetic Research Centre
selected strains showing promising yields and a
strong resistance to diseases, as well as soft or
dry kernel types adapted to different consumption
methods and culinary preparations.
In high mountain zones, two trials enabled the
Phytoecogenetic Research Centre to identify
The genetic characteristics of one new variety,
Pairumani Compuesto 22 , were established with a
view to having it officially recognized, grown, and
distributed in seed markets. Indeed this type of
maize, is highly prized, either grilled or prepared
mazamorra style, called tojorí. The Parumani
Choclero 2 showed great yield potential (about
3 t/ha), which is superior to the local variety.
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Centre
achieved almost twice the yields of the Pairumani 3
strain. Moreover, in the process of developing crosslines between five progenitors characterized by
tolerance to climatic factors, the Centre obtained 133
lines resistant to floods and 197 to drought.
a promising strain, with a yield 20 to 30 times
superior to that of local varieties and a 45-day
shorter growing cycle. In temperate valleys, trials
are underway to identify more productive varieties
with bigger seeds to increase yields against those of
the Parumani 1 strain.
Selected strains of snow peas (arveja china) gave
yields of 6–9 tonnes per hectare, with light green
pods of more than 9 cm in length and 2 cm in width,
which satisfy the exigencies of Bolivian and export
markets.
Still ongoing are three training workshops organized
for agricultural producers in the zones of Cuchillera
and Arani (department of Cochabamba) and Culpina
and Villa Charcas (department of Chuquisaca):
on broad bean seed production systems, good
cultivation practices, and informal and formal sales
channels.
In further trials, progenitors were crossed at a
first stage to obtain pea varieties for grilling, with
good yields and strong resistance to diseases and
adverse abiotic factors.
COMMON BEAN
A legume easy to cultivate and widely appreciated
for its rapid maturity, the common bean is eaten
either as dry grain or as green bean (known as
vainita, habichuela or judía).
GENETIC RESOURCES UNIT
In 2014, the Genetic Resources Unit embarked
on the last stage of taxonomic classification and
molecular characterization of its pepper collection.
In partnership with Instituto de Tecnología de
Alimentos de Sucre (ITA), 14 pepper samples from
the working collection were selected for their
nutritional qualities and their good sales potential.
These items were planted at Pairumani and at the
Centre for Applied Ecology.
In partnership with the agricultural research
institute El Vallecito, the Phytoecogenetic Research
Centre in 2014 worked on attractive agronomic
characteristics for the local market and agricultural
producers, as well as sources of resistance
to anthracnose and bacterial diseases of the
Pseudomonas family.
BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES
PEAS
In the tissue culture laboratory, protocols for
multiplication, conservation and acclimatization
were developed for a collection of 79 samples of
Andean passiflora as well as different kinds of
ornamental species such as orchids, African violets,
arums and amaryllis. Pepper seed embryos that
have not yet germinated have been collected and
will be rooted and greenhouse acclimatized.
Peas are cultivated year-round in agricultural zones
at an altitude of between 2,000-3,500 metres.
In 2014, the Phytoecogenetic Research Centre
developed new varieties of peas with longer pods and
thicker seeds while at the same time quick to mature
and resistant to powdery mildew. These varieties
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The Phytoecogenetic Research Centre also
distributed 23 kg of a purple complex maize
variety, Kulli, which will henceforth be grown in the
communities of Tambillo Centro, Barrientos Grande
and Larasuyo (Punata), and Falsuri and K’aspi
Cancha (Quillacollo).
During the 22nd International Pepper Conference, held
in Chile in 2014, the Phytoecogenetic Research Centre
presented two research studies. The first was on
the still unexplored diversity of indigenous varieties
of Capsicum peppers in their natural environment
in Bolivia and Peru. The second study was on the
development of methodologies likely to improve the
germination rate of Bolivian wild peppers. During
the Congreso Nacional de Recursos Genéticos de la
Agrobiodiversidad 2014, research was presented on
the evaluation of the genetic diversity of the broad
bean (Phaseolus family).
In the molecular biology laboratory, the Genetic
Resources Unit undertook a molecular study into the
zt-2 gene that produces substances weak in tanins
to obtain a nutritious variety of broad bean similar to
that of Pairumani 1, but without tanins.
PHYTOPATHOLOGY LABORATORY
The laboratory undertook a diagnosis of pathogenic
agents in the pea, pepper, lupine (or tarwi) and
common bean. The results led to a series of pathogen
protocol controls with chemical and organic products.
Finally, at the eighth Feria Agropecuaria, the
Phytoecogenetic Research Centre was able to show its
most promising samples of improved varieties and the
different educational materials it has developed on the
conservation of genetic resources, food quality and
environmental preservation. Indeed, several projects
are underway using these educational tools, notably by
the Botanical Garden of Santa Cruz, the Autonomous
University Gabriel René Moreno, the Instituto Nacional
de Innovación Agropecuaria y Forestal (INIAF), the
Christian University of Bolivia, the National Federation
of Rice-growing Cooperatives, and three public
schools in La Paz, Santa Cruz and Oruro. In addition,
two training workshops on the use of these materials
were organized in schools in Cochabamba.
At the same time, work continued into the recuperation
and purification of vegetable pathogen isolates
and testing on virulence, the results to be used
for researching sources of resistance to the most
common broad bean diseases and to standardize
laboratory inoculation techniques. Three broad bean
materials resistant to anthracnose and two sensitive
to this disease were identified. They will be evaluated
through artificial inoculation in the laboratory and
used for tests on resistance to this fungus.
An evaluation was completed into 74 samples
of maize identified as fast maturing. Those that
presented the most attractive characteristics will be
used for their rapid maturity and resistance to plant
and cob diseases. The laboratory also selected six
samples of popcorn maize, including three for their
growth-cycle properties.
Distribution
Four varieties of maize, tested in Punata on three
land parcels for farm extension and four for
demonstration produced good yields and were well
accepted by farmers.
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PAIRUMANI SEED
Centre
Cochabamba, Bolivia
The Pairumani Seed Centre
contributes to the social and
economic development of
Bolivia's rural communities
by developing, treating and
marketing the seeds of the cereal
and legume varieties improved by
the Pairumani Phytoecogenetic
Research Centre.
Agriculture
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PAIRUMANI SEED
Centre
Sales
In 2014, the Pairumani Seed Centre has sold its
seeds in six of Bolivia's nine departments, the
biggest buyer being the department of Cochabamba
(73.16%), followed by the departments of Sucre
(9.89%), Santa Cruz (5.52%), Tarija (4.88%), La Paz
(4.67%) and Potosí (1.88%).
Sales by seed variety
Production
160,000.00
A portion of the seeds are produced at the Pairumani
Model Farm and the rest under contracts concluded
with small farmers to whom the Centre supplies
the initial seeds and the necessary production
material (e.g., fertilizers, plant health products,
seed ventilators). The Pairumani Seed Centre also
provides technical assistance at every stage of
activity, from sowing to harvesting.
163,293.50
Kg
120,000.00
75,948.29
80,000.00
40,000.00
0.00
In 2014, some 97.43 hectares of land were planted
with seeds, breaking down as follows: 46.43 hectares
of maize in the department of Cochabamba (including
14 ha in corn forage at the Pairumani Model Farm);
40 ha of broad beans in the department of Sucre;
5 ha of peas and 5 ha of green beans (Vainita Enana)
in the mesothermic valleys of the department of
Santa Cruz; 1 ha of Mairana beans at the Pairumani
Phytoecogenetic Research Centre.
1,519.00
Maize
Broad
beans
6,757.00
Common
beans
5,534.00
Green
beans
Peas
Sales by client type
6,728.50 kg
2%
54,866.49 kg
22%
191,456.80 kg
76%
Total
253,051.79 kg
Note that the seeds produced are certified by the
Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agropecuaria y
Forestal (INIAF), which supervises the various
stages of growth and carries out the final analysis of
seed germination capacity in laboratories before it
grants certification.
Individuals
Treatment
Institutions
Seed growers
Purchases and Works
After the sorting and treatment processes required
for proper conservation, there remained 163,912 kg of
maize seeds, 58,107 kg of broad bean seeds, 4,084 kg
of pea seeds, 6,633 kg of green bean Vainita Enana
seeds, and 1,523 kg of green bean Mairana seeds.
In 2014, as well as maintenance of machines and
infrastructure, the Centre acquired two scales and
replaced an old Jeep with a new vehicle. Renovation
work was carried out in one of the Centre's houses.
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SIMÓN I. PATIÑO
CENTRE FOR
Applied Ecology
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
The Simón I. Patiño Centre for
Applied Ecology (CEASIP) is dedicated
to the development, validation and
transfer of agro-ecological farming
methods and cultivation techniques,
with a view to promoting sustainable
agricultural on shallow, sandy soils
that are very poor in nutrients and
exhausted by years of intensive
monoculture. It also works to
establish a gene pool for the Criollo
cattle breed, which is now almost
extinct but invaluable due to its
exceptional ability to adapt to tropical
climatic conditions.
Agriculture
Ecology
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SIMÓN I. PATIÑO CENTRE FOR
Applied Ecology
2014 was a relatively dry year, with bigger variations
in rainfall and water levels than in previous years.
with a total of 28,200 litres of milk produced for the
full year. However, average productivity levels fell
from 5.4 to 4.2 litres per day, both because there
were more first-time lactating cows in the herd
and also because three cows lacking the required
genetic qualities had to be removed.
In this context of regional climatic changes and a
6.4% water deficit, 137 tonnes of maize and 1.5 tonnes
of sunflower seeds were required to ensure sufficient
livestock feed and food for honey bees.
•Tiling of milking parlour walls and installation of
gas heating.
Half of all milk output was used to feed calves raised
with their mother and the rest went to produce
a range of dairy products (e.g. yoghurt, stirred
yoghurt, fresh cheese, cottage cheese with or
without chives, butter and yoghurt-based sauces).
Revenues from local dairy product sales rose 30%
over 2013 levels.
•Installation of double-glazing windows to protect
dairy operations from heat, wind and dust.
GENETIC SELECTION
Cattle Rearing Sector
WORKS CARRIED OUT IN 2014
The Criollo cattle breed is pivotal not only as a
source of nutrition for local communities but also as
a base for crossbreeding to ensure the hybrid vigour
of the F1 generation. It is precisely to improve the
genetic base of the herd that CEASIP is partnering
with CIAT (Centro de Investigación Agrícola
Tropical ).
•Installation of a containment system to reduce
stress on cattle and ensure the security of
cattle herders during blood tests or artificial
insemination.
•Closure of several pastures and installation of
fixed troughs connected to a new drinking water
system more than 1,000 metres long.
In 2014, CEASIP was elected vice president of the
Asociación Boliviana de Criadores de Bovinos
Criollos (ASOCRIOLLO) and the parameters
for Criollo cattle competitions as well as the
association's statutes and rules were revised.
A judge specializing in the Criollo breed was
invited to evaluate the animals at the Feria
Internacional ExpoCruz fair in 2014, and 10 cattle
presented by CEASIP at the fair won 15 awards,
including the Gran Campeón prize in the categories
of bull and heifer. This expert gave a lecture to
CEASIP on the importance of the Criollo breed,
attended by cattle rearers interested in the
subject.
•Refurbishment of an old warehouse for the
preparation and packaging of fruits and vegetables.
DAIRY PRODUCTION
In 2014, the herd comprised 81 head of cattle. Thirty
births were registered, including of five calves who
died following complications with diarrhoea and from
swallowing plastic bags carried by the wind – a result
of growing urbanization on the periphery of the Centre.
Thanks to genetic selection and controls on herd
expansion, milk production increased 9.8% in 2014,
Meanwhile, 15 of CEASIP's animals were registered
by ASOCRIOLLO as representatives of the Criollo
race. In this respect, it must be noted that beginning
in September 2014, animals to be shown at cattle
fairs must be registered by this association.
Five bulls were sold to cattle rearers in Chaco and
Chiquitania and a second edition of a catalogue for
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of worm compost provided fertilizer for market
garden seedlings.
In the orchard, the young mango and citrus trees
were pruned and other fruit trees were planted
for their economic and ecological value, including
Cayenne cherry trees, passion fruit, star fruit,
cashew nut and lipstick trees.
In the beekeeping sector, honey production
continued to fall. Output was down 45% over
2013 partly because of the global phenomenon of
disappearing bees.
reproducing bulls came out in 2014. A particularly
high-performing animal (Carlos 0409) produced 700
sperm straws, used by CEASIP and cattle breeders
for artificial insemination.
RESEARCH
CEASIP continued its collaboration with the
Pairumani Centre for Phytoecogenetic Research,
evaluating different lines of maize hybrids and five
varieties of peppers grown in tropical conditions.
On the parcel of land reserved for wild groundnuts
– put in place by the PROINPA Foundation to
reproduce varieties of seeds that had died out and
were brought back to Bolivia – the Centre succeeded
in germinating seeds of four accessions, which have
been transplanted in the Los Troncos part of the
estate.
Agricultural Sector
In 2014, CEASIP's fields were enriched with 225
tonnes of chicken manure from neighbouring poultry
producers and 100 tonnes of compost produced on
the premises. Some 6.2 hectares of land were sown
with maize for silage, 1.1 ha with maize for food and
commercial sale, 3.4 ha with graniferous sorghum,
2.8 ha with sunflowers and 2.3 ha with manioc. The
22 tonnes of manioc produced contributed to the
Centre's financial autonomy.
Blood samples were taken from 35 of CEASIP's
cattle for analysis at the National University of La
Plata in Argentina to determine different lineages,
exchange genetic material, and strengthen the
Criollo breed.
Due to soil regeneration using green fertilizers
and chicken manure, 22.8 hectares were cultivated
based on results comparing 14 types of pasture.
DEMONSTRATION MARKET GARDEN CROPS,
ORCHARDS AND BEEHIVES
A student at the René Moreno Autonomous
University undertook research on the meat quality
(such as cut yield, tenderness, flavour) of eight bulls
that were fattened for an 8-month period at CEASIP.
The results of this study, conducted jointly with CIAT
and the National University of La Plata, will be the
subject of a dissertation and a scientific article in
2015.
More than 30 types of vegetables were grown in
2014, including some that are little known locally
(such as chives, Brussels sprouts, Chinese cabbage
and arugula). CEASIP also planted three olive trees
as a trial and each month, about 150 visitors observed
the vertically farmed aromatic and medicinal herbs.
Visitors to the Centre bought part of the vegetable
crop and the rest was delivered to the homes of
individual purchasers. These sales plus those from
regional agro-ecological fairs and the Primero
Congreso Boliviano de Horticultura in Cochabamba
led to a 69% increase in revenues compared to 2013.
A student from Zamorano University in Honduras
completed a 15-week internship at the Centre,
during which a 2.6 km stretch of the ecological path
in the Los Troncos area was rehabilitated. Many
visitors now take this path – a local tourist attraction
that provides a good introduction to Chaquean forest
biodiversity and the dunes. The intern also helped
Thanks to worm farming (following methods
observed at Costa Rica's EARTH University), 600 kg
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to prepare educational handouts for the Centre's
school gardens programme.
Meanwhile, two students from the Instituto Tecnológico
Popular Igualitario Andrés Ibañez undertook a threemonth internship on CEASIP's different sectors,
contributing new ideas and constructive observations.
Lastly, the Eco-Rural journal published an article on
the findings of a dissertation on methane emissions
produced by the Centre's Criollo herd.
such as Palmasola and Cenvicruz to help young
detainees improve their diet with locally grown
foodstuffs and learn techniques that could be useful
to them when they leave prison.
Training and Distribution
Unlike numerous other farms, CEASIP is open to
the public and received nearly 1,800 visitors in 2014
(39% of whom were students, 31% researchers and
heads of institutions, 23% students, 5% farmers and
2% journalists). Also, during an entire week, five
members of the Ayoreo community were initiated
into the Centre's various activities (cattle rearing,
market gardening, composting, worm farming and
beekeeping).
CEASIP was present during the CIAT Days, at the
regional milk fair at Cuevo and the cattle fair at
Charagua. During the year it gave seven interviews
highlighting its activities to specialized publications,
television and radio stations, as well as several
lectures, notably during the Encuentro Nacional de
Ecología, and at the Primero Congreso Boliviano
de Horticultura, and the Centre for Agricultural
Research Haus Riswick in Kleve (Germany).
Visitors 2010–2014
Finally, the Centre's staff benefited from a training
in different social issues and took a course in firstaid and fire prevention.
2,000
1,766
1,800
LOMAS DE ARENA REGIONAL PARK
In 2014, as a member of its management committee,
CEASIP helped maintain access roads at the park
and made available a meeting room on its premises.
The departmental arm of INRA (Instituto Nacional
de Reforma Agraria) conducted some topographical
surveys to start the process of granting land title
deeds to CEASIP and neighbouring communities.
The file has been given to the national INRA branch
and the process should be terminated in 2015.
1,600
VIsitors
1,400
1,200
1,028
1,000
800
600
400
469
289
200
0
120
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
CEASIP continued its collaboration with the
Ecology Outreach Centre for the maintenance of
vegetable gardens in three schools in Santa Cruz,
while providing training in this area to 100 or so
professionals and 3 leaders of native communities.
Also, the Centre was involved in government
projects for school gardens in detention centres
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SIMÓN I. PATIÑO FOUNDATION, GENEVA
Dr María Susana Rodríguez
Dr Manuel Monroy
Dr Julio Melgar
Dr Carlos Vargas
Dr Silvia Terán
Dr Xiomara Trigo
Dr Patricia Medrano
Dr Henry Pardo
Dr Nayda Cossio
Foundation Board:
Olivier Mach, President*
Nicolas du Chastel, Vice-president*
Benoît Merkt, Secretary*
Felipe Ortiz-Patiño
Pierre de Senarclens
George E. Ortiz
Marie-Françoise de Tassigny
Jacques de Vaucleroy
Armin Ritz
Dentistry: Dr Enrique Loayza
Laboratory: Dr Leovegildo Álvarez
*Members of the Executive Board
Head nurse: Karla Vallejos
Director:
Grégoire de Sartiges
Outpatient department: Elizabeth Vía
Nutritionist: Barbará Rosner
Staff:
Arnaud Dubouchet
Berta Bartolomé
Jacqueline Schaerer Censier
Isabelle Jungo
Olivier John
Pharmacy: María Luisa Torrejón
Social worker: Jacqueline Meave
Administration:
Rosario Gandarillas
Juan Carlos Murillo
Maribel Padilla
Nicanor Rioja
Olivia Balderrama
Fabiola Arce
Giovanna Rojas
SIMÓN I. PATIÑO UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION,
LA PAZ
Gonzalo Avila, President
Grégoire de Sartiges
Remberto Calvo
Olivier Mach
Nicolas du Chastel
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Department:
María Benita Díaz
Beatriz Bermúdez
SIMÓN I. PATIÑO UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION,
COCHABAMBA
›CHILD NUTRITION CENTRE,
Administrative and financial auditor:
Ximena Guilarte
Main staff:
Head nurse: Flora Mejía
COCHABAMBA
Main staff:
General accounting: Carola España
Supervisory social worker: Carolina Cruz
Doctor: Dr Giuseppe Grandy
Head of legal affairs department and scholarships:
Rocío Sánchez
Nutritionist: Wendy Aguilar
Psychologist: Virginia Rendón
Head of information technology: Ernesto Gonzales
›CHILD NUTRITION CENTRE, EL ALTO
Accounting assistant and scholarship logistics:
Jessica Bolívar
Main staff:
Chief psychologist: Janeth Aranda
ALBINA R. DE PATIÑO PAEDIATRIC CENTRE,
COCHABAMBA
Administrator: Sandra Solares
Doctors:
Dr Edson Caero
Dr Sandor Torrez
Head nurse: Judith Ferrufino
Nutritionist: Gisela Pinedo
Social worker: Celia Kantuta
Medical director:
Dr José Pedro Ribera
Administrative director:
Carla Torrico
Main staff:
Head of education and research:
Dr Carlos Terán
SIMÓN I. PATIÑO EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
CENTRE, COCHABAMBA
Head of hospitalization: Dr Richard Soria
Director:
Elizabeth Torres
Permanent doctors:
Dr Marco Caballero
Dr Willy Gantier
Dr Giuseppe Grandy
Dr María Cristina Méndez
Dr Edgar Rocha
Main staff:
Legal and administrative coordinator: Ronald Ferrufino
Financial and accounting coordinator:
Cinthia Alborta
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Cultural coordinator: Alba Balderrama
Administration: Gonzalo Cansay
Educational coordinator: Magaly Arandia
Accounting: Catti Fernández
Information technology coordinator: Marcela Inch
Office assistant: Jhody Mendoza
Technical coordinator: Alberto Salazar
Training centre: Carmen Cardozo
Head of the Documentation Centre for Latin American Arts
and Literatures (CEDOAL): Ludmila Zeballos
Bolivian literature section: Jaquelinne Mejía
Library documentalist: Tania Soria
Sound archives: Nelson Pimentel
Documentalist, Bolivian Music Information Centre
(C-Musical): Álvaro Mollinedo
Simón I. Patiño Library: María Elena Sabja
Office assistant: Cirilo Vargas
Simón I. Patiño Library Network:
Irene Ledezma
Juan Carlos Ayala
Head of the Comic Strip Centre (C+C): Francisco Leñero
Office assistant: Andrés Choque
Exhibition centre and guided visits:
Paola García
Renán Salinas
Head of the Educational Action Centre (CAP):
Sussy Soto
Technician moderators:
Jory Montaño
Yancarla Aguirre
Office assistant: Desiderio Aranda
Educational assistant: Angelina Araujo
SIMÓN I. PATIÑO CENTRE, SANTA CRUZ
Technician, Centre for Bolivian literature: David Córdova
Director:
Janette Méndez
Technicians, Simón I. Patiño Library:
Carla Montaño
Sergio Rocha
Edwin Paniagua
Main staff:
General coordination: Paola Claros
Head of cultural activities: Mary Carmen Monje
Biblioavion: Julieta Pardo
Head of educational activities: Tania Serrano
Pairumani Library: Marisa Nogales
Accounting: Emma Nuñez
Arani Library: Verónica Orellana
Administrative assistant: Michael Fergusson
San Benito Library: Marybel Villarroel
Logistics: Julio Burela
Villa Rivero Library: Fanny García
Children’s Toy Library: Olivia Fernández
Santivañez Library: Ximena Rocha
Comic-Café assistant: Antonio Carvalho
Accounting assistant: Daisy Zeballos
Receptionist: Elizabeth Marion
Montage specialists:
Victor Acosta,
Willy Cayoja,
Juan Carlos Siles
Miguel Santivañez
SIMÓN I. PATIÑO ECOLOGY OUTREACH CENTRE,
SANTA CRUZ
Director:
José Baudoin
Transport: Cristian Guzmán
Main staff:
Assistant director: María Elva Aguilera
Gardens:
Walter Cazón
Franz Cazón
Felipe Céspedes
Edgar Aduviri
Library and outreach coordinator:
Cristina Torrico
Library manager: Alejandra Arteaga
Library assistant: Sarah Saavedra
Security and information:
Raúl Aguirre
Demetrio Quispe
Carlos Ruiz
Environmental education: Beatriz Tomasi
Educational coordination: Carolina Aguirre
Accounting: Sonia Toro
ESPACIO SIMÓN I. PATIÑO, LA PAZ
Managers of environmental libraries:
Margot Marzana
Veronica Balcazar
Asencia Yopie
Paola Medina
Director:
Michela Pentimalli
Main staff:
Supervisor, secretariat and activities coordination:
María Luisa Tapia
Administration :
Rómulo Torrez
Hilarión Camargo
Head of handling and maintenance: Juan Conde
Office assistant: Natalio Choque
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PAIRUMANI MODEL FARM, COCHABAMBA
Maintenance manager: Gregorio Rocha
Director of administration and production:
Hugo Maldonado
Warehouse manager: Roly Claros
Drivers:
Grober Fuentes
David Apaza
Andres Apaza
Technical director:
José Sánchez
Main staff:
Dairy manager: Crecencia Terán
Production staff:
Richard Diaz
Roly Claros
Juan José Claros
Dairy assistant: Juan Carlos Terán
Cattle supervisor: Romel Balderrama
Cattle assistant: Ruth Licidio
Head of research and distribution:
Paola Castellón
SIMÓN I. PATIÑO CENTRE FOR APPLIED
ECOLOGY, SANTA CRUZ
Assistant, research and distribution:
Rubén Medrano
Director:
Christian Bomblat
Laboratory manager: Thayra Arévalo
Technical director:
Martin Baudoin
Head of soil fertility: Jhonny Vela
Main staff:
Agricultural sector coordinator:
Alejandro Arispe
Head of crop cultivation: Gabriel Terán
Maintenance manager: Javier Guzmán
Workshops supervisor: Edy Rojas
Crop cultivation:
Ezequiel Morales
Juan Martínez
Pedro Flores
Santiago Saravia
Accounting: Elva Sanabria
Administrative assistant: Humberto Román
Secretary: Elena Mancilla
Warehouse manager: Pablo Sanabria
Beekeeping:
Erwin Flores
CENTRE, COCHABAMBA
Demonstration market garden crops:
Erwin Flores
Florencio Callizaya
Walter Surubí
Dayer Cadima
Director:
Teresa Avila
Main staff:
Researchers:
Jaime Argote
Melicio Siles
Marcia Céspedes
Jhonny Vera
Tito Claure
Carmen Rivera
Ximena Reyes
Gabriela Rivadeneira
Cattle rearing coordinator:
Sueleen Peña
Cattle and dairy production:
Juaquin Pardo
Aroldo Bazan
Rómulo Sandoval
Osmar Cadima
Dairy:
Leidy Zulema Cuellar
Research assistants:
Janett Céspedes
Ariel Choque
Administration:
Iván Pérez
Yail Torrez
Lourdes Maldonado
Erland Ruiz
Reimundo Martínez
Elizabeth Cáceres
María Morales
Administration:
Leticia Cardona
María del Carmen Claros
PAIRUMANI SEED CENTRE,
COCHABAMBA
Machine maintenance:
Nazario Arias
Director:
Raúl Ríos E.
Infrastructure and gardens:
José Morales
Candido Miranda
Main staff:
Production technician: José Luís Flores
Coordinator: Kathia Cardoso
Listing as of 31 December 2014
Accounting: Claudia Vargas
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