Teresa Kuster, from the City of Buenos Aires, was named ‘Miss Argentina’ in the Miss World Argentina pageant that took place on Friday in Rosario. Emma Hodson recorded the event.

The Ferial del Libro in Palermo runs through 13th May at La Rural expo centre. The Argentina Independent brings you photos of the event.

Hundreds of hungry visitors attended the fourth edition of The Argentina Independent’s BA Underground Market last Saturday 23rd March. Terra Borody was there to snap some very tempting shots.

Thousands of people marched to Plaza de Mayo on Sunday to commemorate a new anniversary of the 1976 military coup and to honour those who disappeared at the hands of the military dictatorship.

Hundreds of people gathered at the Buenos Aires cathedral in Plaza de Mayo yesterday afternoon to celebrate the announcement of Pope Francis, the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Bergoglio.

This past Sunday 10th March, the Feria del Libro Independiente y Alternativa (FLIA), in collaboration with Sala Alberdi activists, took over Corrientes Avenue from Montevideo to Parana.

The Indy’s team of photographers visited Buenos Aires Fashion Week to bring you a taster of the autumn/winter fashions on display.

The Argentina Independent’s photographers attended the last protest against the construction of the Metrobus on 9 de Julio and captured the protest and the current state of the iconic avenue.

This past Saturday, February 9th, residents, performers and visitors kicked off the most important celebration of the Chinese holidays, El Año Nuevo in Barrio Chino. 2013 will be year 4711 according to the Chinese calendar and is associated with the water snake.

Every year in early February Montevideo’s Barrio Sur and Palermo come alive with drummers, street dancers and revellers during the annual Las Llamadas parades, part of Montevideo’s month-long carnival.