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Maria Ortega
Maria Ortega is a Foreign Content Specialist at Express.co.uk. She covers foreign news stories, with a particular interest in European politics, economy, tourism and weather.
Maria speaks Spanish, English, French and Italian, and she has previously worked in the television industry as a translator for subtitling and dubbing companies.
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Scientists make incredible claim ancient pyramid could be older than those in Egypt
Outrage as famous Spanish city offers free bullfighting tickets to kids under 8
Mystery as woman's dismembered body found in Tenerife with husband still missing
EU shame as it's revealed four million in Europe catch infections in hospitals every year
The beautiful little European island so healthy 1 in 3 people live to age of 90
The incredible 2,700m long underground river that you can even kayak down
The tiny French town that feels more like it belongs in Mexico
The two major cities ravaged by drug traffickers smuggling cocaine via sea and air
Huge swathes of country becomes 'Silent Chernobyl' as 60,000 km2 desert springs up
The bizarre 'Door to Hell' which has been burning for decades
The tiny European country where you can travel by train completely free
Urgent scam warning as Brits told their euros could be fake after Spain gang bust
Incredible new £7bn high-speed train line planned that will connect two major EU capitals
'Not since WW2': Giant military camp built in middle of Paris as army on high alert
