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Researchers accidentally came across a lost world of lagoons in Puna de Atacama when they noticed odd pools on satellite images of the northwestern Argentine desert. Puna de Atacama, a massive plateau towering over 12,000 feet (3,660 meters) above...

Few people know today that the first president of the unified Republic of Argentina was of Greek descent. Bartolome Mitre Martinez was born on June 26, 1821 in Buenos Aires to a Greek family whose last name was originally...

Argentina's triumph in the World Cup final has sent hundreds of thousands of ecstatic fans pouring out onto the streets of Buenos Aires. The rollercoaster game saw Lionel Messi's team give up leads of 2-0 and 3-2 before ultimately prevailing...

Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 in the semi-final of the World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday to progress to the final of the competition on Sunday. They will play against the winners of the France-Morocco game taking place on Wednesday. All...

Miss Argentina, Mariana Varela, and Miss Puerto Rico, Fabiola Valentín, announced they secretly got married, revealing that they have been in a private two-year relationship. The two women shared their exciting news on Instagram saying, "After deciding to keep our...

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina's vice-president, narrowly avoided assassination after a loaded gun jammed in an attempt to kill her. Footage shows the moment when Fernández de Kirchner, surrounded by a mob of supporters, finds herself face-to-face with a gunman...

Silvina Batakis, nicknamed La Griega ("the Greek"), a leftist economist of Greek descent, was appointed Finance Minister in Argentina on Sunday, a day after the abrupt resignation of Martín Guzmán. Batakis will be responsible for managing an economy burdened with...

The Greek community in Argentina marked the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence by flying the Greek flag over Buenos Aires.

Gabriel Katopodis, an Argentinian lawyer and politician of Greek descent, was recently appointed as Argentina’s new Minister of Public Works. Katopodis will assume his office on December 10, 2019, along with the new cabinet of President Alberto Fernandez. The 52-year old...

An exhibit called Uno y Mil Gernikas in Argentina showing the innocent victims of war is on display at the Museo de la Ciudad, Rosario’s City Museum. Although the exhibition focuses on 80th anniversary of Gernika’s bombing, it also displays images...

Argentinian authorities arrested six Syrians who flew into the South American country on fake Greek passports, a spokesman for the federal police told Reuters on Saturday. The six suspects, with one minor among them, were taken into custody at a Buenos...

Daniel Scioli, the ruling party candidate who leads in the polls ahead of Argentina's presidential elections on October 25, said on Thursday he would appoint Silvina Batakis economy minister if he wins. Batakis, who has been economy minister of the...

“I want to see Latin America and I will not let death keep me from fulfilling this promise,” stated Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis in 1936, expressing a dream he was never able to fulfill. However, the influence of his work reached...

The ancient Greek civilization, modern Greece, literature, the great Greek personalities and Greek culture’s influence on Western civilization were at the center of the Greek International Conference. The event was organized in Buenos Aires by the Hellenic Cultural Association...

The Federation of Greek Communities in Argentina is working toward collecting an electronic inventory of the Greek population. The president of the Federation, Marios Panagopoulos stated, "if we know our exact population we will become stronger and closer to...