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Proyecto mARTadero is a cultural center operating out of a former slaughterhouse located in the Villa Coronilla neighborhood of Cochabamba, Bolivia. Its name is a play on the Spanish word for slaughterhouse (Matadero), to which they added an "R" and capitalized "ART" It was founded as a cultural center in 2004 by the Mayor of Culture Jenny Rivero with the leadership of the artists Angela Heckl and Fernando Garcia. Today it is internationally renowned for its work in cultural creation and social change.

Architecture
The building complex is 3.000 m2 and was built in 1924. The building was financed by the businessmen Félix G. Sarmiento, Wálter Morató Z and Miguel Tapias. Their investment ensured that they would see profits from the workings of the slaughterhouse for the subsequent 15 years. The architecture has clear patrimonial value as it expresses a the industrial ambitions of time.