Peru and the International Astronomical Union, promoting and participating in a series of activities of education and outreach in Peru for that year, such as the "Astronomical Fridays", "Itinerant Telescope", the "Galileo Teacher Training Program" and "Galileo Mobile", among others. Aguilar was the promoter of the San Marcos Astronomical Observatory for Education and Tourism Project in Maranganí, Cusco, which was inaugurated after her death in 2016. In her last years, she was the host of the program "Culture, Science and Technology" on Radio Cielo, and "Science and Culture", on the program "Faces of Culture", on Juan 19 TV. Maria Aguilar was portrayed as one of the main characters of the theater play "Our great adventure in science" directed by Rocio Lino and written by Paola Vicente Chocano. Honors and affiliations Past Member of Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage, IAU (until 2015) Past Member of Commission C1 Astronomy Education and Development, IAU (2015) Past Member of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development, IAU (until 2015) Past Member of Commission C1 WG Network for Astronomy School Education (NASE), IAU (2015) Past Member of Division XII Union-Wide Activities, IAU (until 2012) Medal of Honor "José Antonio Encinas", awarded by the Magisterial Derrama (2010) References Peruvian scientists 20th-century women scientists National University of San Marcos alumni 1938 births National University of San Marcos faculty National University of La Plata alumni Living people