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Another look into the soul of La Boca is found a few short blocks north of the Vuelta de Rocha at the Boca Juniors Stadium. This is also known as La Bombonera – the Chocolate Box – because of its shape. An entrance mural painted by Quinquela Martin depicts the story of how Boca adopted its blue and yellow colors. Originally, the colors were red and white, but those were also the color of the River Plate team. Those colors were retained by River Plate when they beat Boca in a game to decide who would wear what. It was decided in La Boca afterwards, that they would adopt the colors of the first ship that entered the harbor and that was a Swedish ship. Boca Juniors have a long and storied history, though they might always be known as the team of Diego Maradona, the Argentine answer to Pele. Leave a Comment Address: 805 Calle BrandsenPhone: 4362-1100Directions: Just a couple of blocks north of the plaza at the Vuelta de RocaWebsite: http://www.bocajuniors.com.ar
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This is a contrasting port neighborhood with a very characteristic atmosphere: wood and metal low houses painted in very bright colors.
The use of colour and the area’s artistic tradition, which is still in evidence today, was heavily influenced by Benito Quinquela Martín – one of Argentina’s most famous painters – who used his artwork as a form of social protest. His powerful images of this working-class neighbourhood can be seen at the recently renovated Museo de Bellas Artes Quinquela Martín, along with the work of other local artists.
Wall paintings and sculptures ornament Caminito Street where you can find painters as well as dancers and singers performing tango music.
In the XIX century this area was the settlement of genoese sailors and port workers who founded a friendly society structure that originated poets, musicians and plastic artists.
You will be surprised by the typical canteens of La Boca where you can still enjoy traditional dishes while you listen to a tarantella or a nostalgic canzonetta.
This barrio is best known for its football team, Boca Juniors, for whom the legendary Diego Maradona played, but also for its multi-coloured wooden and corrugated iron houses.
The houses were built and painted by the resident dock-workers, of mainly Italian descent, who used leftover materials and paint from the ships. The most famous street, Calle Caminito, possesses the best of the painted houses and is where artists, street performers and tango dancers congregate daily.
It is also worth exploring the temporary exhibits of Argentine artists at the modern Fundación Proa museum. Tango was developed in this neighbourhood and, in the 1920s, children from wealthy families would come here to dance the dance banned elsewhere in Buenos Aires.
Many restaurants provide daily lunchtime tango shows for tourists. Directions: It's a pintoresque neighborhood in Buenos Aires
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La Boca means ‘the mouth’ and that refers to the mouth of the Riachuelo River. This was BsAs first natural port. The dock facilities of Darsena Sur lie nearby. In the latter part of the 19th century, immigrants settled the area, especially Italians, giving it a peculiar appearance and nature. The tourist heart is located next to the small plaza by the Vuelta de Roca – the site where Almirante Brown, whose bust sits in the plaza – established the Argentina navy’s fleet shipyards. From the plaza, the little Caminito alley takes off. Boat tours of the south harbor also start from here, as well. Next to the plaza on the east side is the Escuela Pedro de Mendoza in which you can wander and look over the paintings of Benito Quinquela Martin, capturing some of the earlier soul of both La Boca and its port. Leave a Comment Address: 1835 Avenida Pedro de MendozaPhone: 4301-1080Directions: South of San Telmo and Puerto Madero by about 1-2 km
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This is one of the classic places to go. The catch is the colorful houses which used to be ghettos in the past for the immigrants coming from Europe. Most of them Spanish, Italian and German.
Why are the houses painted like tha you may ask? Well, in the past the people who lived there didn't have enough money to paint their houses. So they used to go to the dock (a few meters away) and ask the people working with the ships to give them some of the paint they used for the ships. So they would get a bit of orange, a bit of blue, a bit of red, etc. That's why they had to paint their housed with different colours.
As you may imagine nowadays this houses are still painted like that because they have a sponsor: Alba, the most famous paint brand.
Walking around caminito and perhaps going into the shops and having a look at the market, will not take you more than 2 hours. After that you might want to visit the Boca Juniors football stadium, 8 blocks away. If this is the case try to get a taxi to go there, just in case. La Boca is a poor neighbourhood so you don't want to run any risks.
Also you may want to visit the Quinquela Martin museum, a few meters away from Caminito. This painter is one of our most important. He used to paint scenes from the dock.
Oh, for you to get into the mood beforehand: the oudor of the river (Riachuelo) there is unbearable sometimes! But you get used to it after the first 10 minutes! :) Leave a Comment Address: La Boca neighbourhood.Directions: You can get there with the 152 bus. You can't get lost as it leaves you right at the beginning of Caminito.
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This street extends a short distance off the Vuelta de Rocha. Originally it served as a rail detour line. The name was given in memory of Juan de Dios Filiberto and for his tango of the same name. Colorful houses clad in metal and painted in vivid colors line the street. The street, itself, is a gauntlet of art and crafts run by countless tourists each day. Leave a Comment Directions: Extends off the plaza by the Vuelta de Roca to the west
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The original 1908 bridge is in a permanent ‘up’ position, sitting as a neighborhood symbol. Next to it, the 1939 bridge was build with a design harkening back to its predecessor. The bridges effectively separate the dock facilities of Darsena Sur from the neighborhood of La Boca. At the old bridge’s base is a small ferry service – the Riachuelo dinghies – providing pedestrians a means to cross the river by for 50 centavos, maybe more meaningful glimpse into the soul of La Boca than the garishness of the Caminito? Leave a Comment Directions: Walk east from the Vuelta de Roca about 200 meters along the water
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Of course, the main reason folks go to La Boca is to take a walk down Calle Caminito. And despite the usual hucksters and vendors, the street really is like an open-air museum. Evidently, the street used to be a detour of the General Roca rail system line going from the Yellow House (Casa Amarilla) to the port. The passenger train discontinued service in 1954 and the street started its transformation.
A group of residents, among them the painter Quinquela Martin, proposed the name Caminita in honor of Juan de Dios Filberto, author of the tango of the same name. Theatrical plays were presented using the facades of the brightly painted houses as their backdrops and stage sets.
Take a walk around and don't forget to walk down the Calle Garibaldi, where you'll find the 3 original buildings of the neighborhood. Also, near the corners of Garibaldi and Caminito there is a little square where you'll find vendors and if you're lucky enough the Parrilla Caminito will be open and you'll have a chance to taste a real Choripan, the way the locals do. Leave a Comment Directions: La Boca, can't miss it!
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The barrio of La Boca is colorful with its painted metal buildings and artwork lining the sidewalks. This area is known for the bright colors and lively themes of La Boca's artists.
The Riachuelo River runs through the barrio and although it has a reputation for being filthy, there have been efforts to clean up the waterfront. La Boca is prone to flooding so the sidewalks are very high off the streets in some areas.
The Boca Juniors soccer team calls La Boca home. The stadium is nicknamed Bombondera or "bon-bon". Stadium tours are given for a small fee and a great gift shop for sports enthusiasts is on site. There are numerous souvenir shops outside the stadium, also.
The day we visited a group of young boys paraded down the street, entertaining the visitors with accordion music. They received tokens of appreciation from the spectators. Address: CaminitoDirections: Buenos Aires
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Hey dudes go and visit La Boca and take photos of the rainbow colour corrugated houses. This is where the artistic inhibitions flow, where the tango begun, where Maradona started his football career.
La Boca is a district of Buenos Aires. It is a working class area and the oldest neighbourhood. In the early days the European mostly the Italian migrants from Genoa settled here, built the area and gave it a unique flavour. It was a busy port and now is no longer use as a Port.
At Caminito Street is where you see colourful houses, souvenir shops, local artist selling their art work, the tango dancer perform their skills and where you’ll find tourist from other continent congregate. Nearby there are many restaurant, Italian Tavern and coffee bar. In some of the restaurant the Tango dancer will entertain while you are eating your lunch.
We bought a painting from the local artist for 70 pesos and it look superb in our lounge.
Not far is the Boca Soccer Jnr Stadium. It is the home of Boca Junior Soccer club. Diego Maradona did play with the club. When we were in Buenos Aires Boca Junior was on top of the ladder.
If you into art a couple blocks away from Caminito Street is the Fine Arts Museum of La Boca. It has the collection of famous Argentine artist.
We were glad we visited La Boca even though we read many negative views from other tourist. Just to show never believe what you read. Yeah ok it’s where the tourist hangs out but I am a tourist.
La Boca is a poor neighbourhood. A word of warning stay in the tourist area of La Boca, don’t run risks by venturing out from the safe zone and watch out for pickpockets. Directions: It's a pintoresque neighborhood in Buenos Aires
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Every once in a while I would pass by this mural by bus or taxi, either on the way to or from La Boca. And I never stopped and took an extended look, mostly because I just chalked up to touristy kitsch. But after taking a walk around the Parque Lezama area, I wandered on over and snapped a few photos. And once you get a little closer, you get an idea of what it really is: a collection of recycled debris and material taken from the renovation of a conventillo (immigrant houses) located at Moreno and Balcarce. The building had 94 rooms, was originally built in 1880 and was one of the first of its kind in the city. So, this mural does have some historical significance. The photo you see is just one part as it's very difficult to get the whole thing. I've included other photos in my City Art travelogue. Leave a Comment Directions: 36 Almirante Brown Avenue Located on Brown near Colon.
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