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.

Parque Centenario, in the Buenos Aires neigbourhood of Almagro, has been the site of a running battle between protesters and police, as the city government began constructing railings surrounding the park.

The ARA Fragata Libertad arrived in Mar del Plata to a reception of thousands of Argentines and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Patricio Murphy and Ryan Noble were on hand to capture the evening.

The A-line of the Buenos Aires subway is being shut down for two months to replace the historic old cars with newer models from China. Beatrice Murch and Jerry Nelson document the historic La Brugeoise cars.

Kevin Johansen and Liniers team up yet again for their now annual tradition of an end-of-year concert together in Buenos Aires called “Fin de Fiesta”.