Greek Mexicans

During the 1940s, the Mexican government invited a large number of Greeks to Sinaloa to improve harvest of tomatoes.

[3] Soon the Greek community became so large that the area around the Tamazula, Humaya, and Culiacán rivers became known as the "Valle de Grecia" (“Valley of Greece”).

Stamatiadou stated that most families are of second and third-generation ethnic Greeks from Euboea, Greece's second largest island.

After two generations the families prospered and moved to other parts of the city and suburbs such as Naucalpan where they built the largest Greek Orthodox Church in the country.

Today, around Mexico City, many families are found in the more affluent southern neighborhoods but many younger Greek-Mexicans live in trendier neighborhoods such as La Roma, Polanco, Zona Rosa, Napoles and Santa Fe while many others have been returning to the Historical Center as well.

The state of Sinaloa has the largest Greek community in all of Mexico, with estimates in the capital city of Culiacán standing at 2,000 individuals.

[clarification needed][7] It is also the home of the Casa Helenica de Guadalajara (Hellenic House of Guadalajara) and the Amigos de Grecia (Friends of Greece), which organize community events and offers Greek classes to the public.