Since its foundation in 1984, Espacio Simón I. Patiño has organised over 1800 cultural and training activities engaging a wide cross section of society.
The Espacio Simón I. Patiño develops and implements cultural activities and educational projects.
Our Educational Action Centre (CAP) complements the Bolivian educational system. CAP organises a number of training courses for primary and secondary school teachers enabling them to help pupils learn through activities designed to improve their reading comprehension and stimulate their creativity.
The Documentation Centre for Latin American Arts and Literature (CEDOAL) houses a public library of some 23,000 works of Latin American literature.
A Bolivian Music Archive (C-Musical) offers researchers and the general public access to historic music recordings and information.
We have the Comic Strip and Animated Film Centre (Centro del Cómic C+C).
We organise the Foundation’s annual participation in the La Paz International Book Fair (Feria Internacional del Libro) as well as many others.