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 The east side of la Bombonera
from the cheap seats by mtncorgLeave 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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 Plaza at the Vuelta de Roca in
La Boca by mtncorgLeave 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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 Caminito, in La Boca
neighbourhood by sabrina_florida
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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 Colors and tourists ofthe
Caminito by mtncorgLeave a Comment Directions: Extends off the plaza by the Vuelta de Roca to the west
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 Typical Street in La Boca by Constanza
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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 The bridges Nicolas Avellaneda by mtncorgLeave a Comment Directions: Walk east from the Vuelta de Roca about 200 meters along the water
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 El Caminito in La Boca, Buenos
Aires, Argentina by jumpingnorman, 2 more photos
The taxi driver was very kind, but he looked very concerned that I was walking alone. He warned me to just stay where people were since there have been reports of tourists being attacked in the area. I followed his instructions.
In the mid-19th century, La Boca was home to Spanish and Italian immigrants who worked in meat-packing plants and warehouses in the beef-shipping industry. They used leftover paint to color the corrugated metal they used for building their houses. El Caminito, whose name is derived from a Tango song, is the most famous street with these colourful houses. And as expected, you can see tango dancers here and even take a photo or dance with them for a small fee.
Someone then handed me a brochure about a boat ride, and I went to the stall and bought a ticket for the 1PM ride. "Diego" who handed me the brochure was the same person who drove the boat, and unfortunately for the company, I was the only passenger. So, it was like I rented the whole boat all for my own as it set off into the open river! Leave a Comment Directions: It's a pintoresque neighborhood in Buenos Aires
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 Colourful La Boca by Bwana_Brown
After about 10-15 minutes, the shower passed and people began to emerge onto the stone block streets of this famous neighbourhood. This was the site of the only port for Buenos Aires and it became the home of many poor Europeans during the influx of immigrants between 1860-1930. Many of these workers were Italians from Genoa, who re-established their own little community here in 'Little Italy'.
Because this was a hard-working area full of immigrant labourers, housing was whatever you could make. This led to many innovative designs using sheets of zinc metal, or whatever else was at hand. A few coats of bright leftover ship's paint and there you have it, a very distinctive neighbourhood! Leave a Comment Directions: It's a picturesque neighborhood in Buenos Aires on the waterfront
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 Caminito by Sonador3
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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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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