The Bicentennial Library of Bolivia

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The Bicentennial Library of Bolivia
The Bicentennial Library of Bolivia (BBB) will present the first two books of its collection: "Anthology of key documents in the history of Bolivia" and "Anthology of Bolivian child and youth literature".

In 2025 Bolivia will celebrate 200 years of its independence and the BBB project is part of a great national celebration. The library is the most important publishing project in the history of the country and aims to select and publish the 200 major works that have been written in or about Bolivia.

For the selection of the collection, a committe composed by more than 30 academics has worked since 2014. The committee received the nomination of over 1,000 works. All of them were divided into four sections: Social and Human Sciences, History, Literature, and Miscellaneous, whic comprises reference, science and technology works.  
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ORPAN was established in 1955 by brothers Joaquin Soruco (1908 – 1984) and Gonzalo Soruco (1910 – 1994). It was one of the first specialized law firms in patent and trademark matters in Bolivia.

The daughter of co-founder Joaquín Soruco, Mrs. Pilar Soruco, took over the direction of ORPAN in 1986.

At present, Mrs. Soruco is the main partner of ORPAN, working with a specialized team of more than 20 attorneys, assistants and paralegals. 

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