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Team

Yaqu Pacha Uruguay is made up of 3 researchers and has the collaboration of more than 20 people with diverse backgrounds and skills.

Science and management team

  • Paula Laporta

    Paula Laporta

    Biologist specialized in animal behaviour (Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Uruguay) and MSc in Biological Oceanography (Universidade Federal de Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil).

  • Retrato de Cecilia Laporta

    Cecilia Laporta

    Accountant (Universidad Católica del Uruguay) and MSc in Integrated Coastal Management (Centro Universitario Regional Este, Universidad de la República, Uruguay).

  • Retrato de Carolina Menchaca

    Carolina Menchaca

    Biologist specialized in animal behaviour (Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Uruguay) and MSc in Ecology and Evolution (Programa de Desarrollo de las Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de la República, Uruguay).

Art team

  • Retrato de Flor Valle

    Flor Valle

    Licensed in Social Communication, visual artist, illustrator and workshop facilitator trained in Visual Arts and Early Childhood Education.

    • Retrato de Martín Speroni

      Martín Speroni

      Actor, theatre director and teacher; puppet builder and teacher; graphic designer, animator and animation teacher. Trained in performing and visual arts since 2005 at various institutions in Argentina and Uruguay.

      • Retrato de Inés Quintiterra

        Inés Quintiterra

        Singer-songwriter, creative mother, visual artist and teacher in this field. Specialized in printmaking at the Instituto Universitario Nacional de Arte of Argentina (IUNA).

        • Retrato de Karina Pavleas

          Karina Pavleas

          Bachelor's in Hotel and Gastronomic Administration from Universidad de Gral. San Martín, and Master's in Human Resources Management from Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales (UCES), Argentina.

          • Retrato de Yésica Sánchez (Yez)

            Yez

            Graphic designer in visual communication, educated at UNLP (Argentina). Self-taught visual artist and illustrator.

            • Retrato de Sol Pittau

              Sol Pittau

              Actress, theatre teacher, puppet builder and teacher, artistic producer, yoga teacher and beekeeper. Trained in performing arts since 2001 at various institutions in Argentina and Uruguay.

              • Retrato de Manuel Gianoni

                Manuel Gianoni

                Artist, teacher and audiovisual producer. Bachelor's in Visual Arts from the Facultad de Artes (IENBA, Udelar), with a postgraduate degree in Artistic Education and a diploma in Anthropology of Art.