News of Maria Gracia Santillana

Maria Gracia Santillana

Peruvian student of journalism and international relations at New York University. Interested in international politics and human rights.

Berlin Wall

‘Only love can bring down walls’: Berlin Wall given Argentine twist

06-12-2019 20:32 Artist and artistic director for Editorial Perfil, Pablo Temes, gives a piece of the Berlin Wall a new face to mark the 30th birthday of Noticias magazine. The honour was all his, he told the Times.

by Maria Gracia Santillana

A woman takes part in a protest on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Buenos Aires

HUMAN RIGHTS

Argentines demand justice as they rally to remember those lost to femicide

27-11-2019 16:05 Argentines joined hundreds of thousands around the world in fighting for women's rights on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Demonstrators took to the Plaza del Congreso and Congress to remember those lost to femicide and advocate for an end to violence against women.

by Maria Gracia Santillana

Anish Kapoor stands in front of his piece, "Double Vertigo."

Art Exhibit

Doubt and depth as Anish Kapoor’s Surge arrives at Fundación Proa

25-11-2019 11:47 Anish Kapoor prompts questions of perception and doubt in Surge. The exhibition will be available to the public at Fundacion Proa until February 2020.

by Maria Gracia Santillana

Uquía is perhaps Jujuy Province’s best unknown treasure.

TRAVEL

Uquía: Andean North’s secret paradise

23-11-2019 10:16 Argentina’s cultural north provides more than just new scenery and a little exploration goes a long way

by Maria Gracia Santillana

climate change

Thousands protest in capital as part of global #FridaysForFuture movement

28-09-2019 02:59 Apart from Buenos Aires, other major urban centres including Córdoba, Mar del Plata, Rosario, La Plata, Bahía Blanca, Neuquén, Bariloche, Salta, and San Luis held marches.

by Maria Gracia Santillana