# Platanus Hack 26 — Buenos Aires

> First stop of the Platanus Hack 26 LATAM Tour. A 36-hour in-person hackathon in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the top hackers in the region.

**Dates:** 8–10 May 2026
**Location:** Buenos Aires, Argentina
**Format:** 36 hours, in-person
**Hackers:** 120
**Team size:** 3–5 people per team
**Site:** https://hack.platan.us/26-ar
**Apply:** https://hack.platan.us/26-ar/apply

## What it is

Platanus Hack [26] Buenos Aires is the first stop of the Platanus Hack 26 LATAM Tour — the best hackathon in Latin America, organized by [Platanus](https://platan.us), a LATAM startup accelerator. 120 hackers, 36 hours, only cracks. From zero to product in a weekend.

## Format

- **120 hackers** in person.
- **36 hours** of straight building.
- **Teams of 3–5 people** — apply with your team.
- **Only cracks @ Buenos Aires** — selective admission.

## Prizes

- **3,000 USD in BTC** — prize pool.
- **Flights to Platanus Hack 26 Santiago (November 2026)** — winners travel to the Chile stop.

## Application deadlines

- **Priority deadline:** 15 April 2026, 23:59 ART
- **Regular deadline:** 27 April 2026, 23:59 ART

Apply at https://hack.platan.us/26-ar/apply.

## Sponsors

Headline sponsor: **Anthropic**.
Tour sponsors: **Profound, Supabase, Vercel, ElevenLabs**.
Organized by **Platanus**.

Want to sponsor? See https://hack.platan.us/tour/sponsor.

## Previous editions

- **Hack 25** — 200 hackers at Buk offices, Santiago, Chile. Photos: https://hack.platan.us/25/pics
- **Hack 24** — 120 hackers at Fintual offices, Santiago, Chile. Photos: https://hack.platan.us/24/pics

## The Arcade

Each edition ships an open-source "arcade" repo that hackers can fork as a starting point. For Buenos Aires: https://github.com/platanus-hack/platanus-hack-26-argentina-arcade

## Key links

- Apply: https://hack.platan.us/26-ar/apply
- Tour overview: https://hack.platan.us/
- Become a sponsor: https://hack.platan.us/tour/sponsor
- Arcade repo: https://github.com/platanus-hack/platanus-hack-26-argentina-arcade