MercoPress

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Formation1993 [1]
Type News agency
Headquarters Montevideo, Uruguay
Website en.mercopress.com

MercoPress is an online news agency based in Montevideo, Uruguay. The agency, founded in 1993, provides information focused on South America and the South Atlantic in general, with a particular emphasis on Mercosur member countries and covering the region's insular territories. [1] MercoPress has been publishing information in English since its beginnings, incorporating a Spanish version in 2008.

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References

  1. 1 2 "About MercoPress". MercoPress. Retrieved 18 November 2015.