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Irina Karamanos: The Greek Partner of Chile’s New President Gabriel Boric

The partner of the incoming Chilean President is a Greek-Chilean woman named Irina Karamanos; a feminist activist, she considers the term "First Lady" outdated now that "times have changed," she says. The 32-year-old Greek woman is the partner of the...

Chilean Metro Station Resembles Museum of Greek Civilization

The ”Grecia” metro station in Santiago, Chile could easily be called a small museum of Greek civilization where passengers can admire the exhibits. The underground "exhibition" has been open since 2014 and is full of reproductions of ancient Greek art...

Greeks of Chile Safe and Sound after Earthquake

The Greek authorities were deeply concerned about the well-being of approximately 5,000 Greeks who live in Chile, after a tremendous earthquake with a magnitude of 8.2 on the Richter scale struck the country. Fortunately, the Greek embassy of Chile...

Chile Honors Ancient Greece

Chile found a novel way to pay tribute to Ancient Greece, as from March 7th the metro-station Grecia (Greece) which is situated in the capital Santiago, is decorated by an exhibition of Ancient Greek copies. The exhibition includes 23 carefully...

Famous Chilean Professor on Greek Culture

  The famous Chilean professor, Miguel Castillo Didier in a recent interview talked about the importance of Greek culture. Didier stated that Greece, although it is a small country has given the world important poets and writers such as Kazantakis, Seferis,...

Greeks Show Chileans How to Dance

Events supporting Greece were organized by the Federation of Greek Communities in Chile, chaired by Mario Mancuso. They included lectures, Greek dances and attracted a large gathering. Aa thanksgivingwas marked at the Church of Saint Constantine and Saint Helena, in...

Youth Network SAE Organizes Photo Contest on Hellenism in Chile

Youth Network SAE Latin America is organizing a photo contest revolving around the idea of Hellenism in Latin America. The contest aims at providing the right stimuli to the new generation of Greeks residing in Latin America, so as to...

Chile Holds Greek Proverbs Competition

Young people aged 10 to 18 participated in the original competition of Greek proverbs. The participants come from Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. The competition was organized by Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE). The winner is Victoria- Kyriaki Nioti from Brazil...

Chile Promotes Greek Dance Lessons

Very productive Greek dance classes took place in Chile, in Punta Arena by the Greek community. M. Rapanaki taught teenagers and adults traditional Greek dances during the mornings and evenings. Anyone who wanted to learn how to dance “Syrtaki” and...

Chile Holds 2 Competitions for Greek Youth

The SAE Central and South America Region decided to carry out two competitions, addressed to children and adolescents of Greek origin, aged between 10 to 18 years old.  The competitions aim to attract the interest of young Greeks abroad...

Chile Holds 2 Competitions for Greek Youths Abroad

The SAE Central and South America Region is aiming to attract the interest of young Greeks abroad for the “wealth” of the Greek language through two competitions. “Attributing great importance to our youth and the preservation and dissemination of the...

New Historical & Sociological Book Released: “Greeks in Chile”

A systematic 15 years of  research even in the cemeteries of the most remote town of Chile, regarding information on Greeks, dating from 1536,  and more recent immigrant interviews were used for a new book.  The book titled: “Greeks in Chile” was recently published. ...

2 Cretans Assist in Rescue of Chilean Miners!

Two Greeks from Crete, Mixalis Proestakis and his nephew Igor, helped the rescue of the Chilean miners. Their efforts focused in opening pipelines and opening the tunnel from which all the miners hauled to the surface of the earth...

Greek Community in Chile needs support

The Greek community's building in Santiago has sustained serious damage as a result of the powerful earthquake that struck Chile late last month. The extent of damage caused to the neo-classical building, built in 1876, renders the holding of events...

An Encounter with the Greeks of Chile

By Alex Billinis* I spent the summer of 1996 studying and working in Chile, as part of a law school exchange program. As always in my world travels, I sought out the Greek community. I had heard stories...