Olga Paredes (; born 1984), also known by the

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. She was the first person from Bolivia to receive this award. Paredes is an architect at the

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. She is a moderator of Wikimedistas de Bolivia, as well as associated with Wikimuheres (Wikinarii), Heochikas, and edits

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* Paredes's userpage on

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