Old metallic house, with deep blue sky with clouds at background. Caminito St, La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Caminito street traditional metallic colurful 19 th century houses at La Boca neighborhood Buenos Aires Argentina About La Boca Town La Boca is a neighborhood or barrio of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires It retains a strong European flavour with many of its early settlers being from the Italian city of Genoa In fact the name has a strong assonance with the genoese neighborhood of Boccadasse or Bocadaze in genoese dialect and some people believe that the Buenos Aires barrio was indeed named after it After a lengthy general strike La Boca seceded from Argentina in 1882 and the rebels raised the Genoese flag which was immediately torn down personally by then President Julio Argentino Roca It is known throughout the sporting world as the home of Boca Juniors one of South America s top football clubs La Boca is a popular destination for tourists visiting Argentina with its colourful houses and main street the Caminito Other attractions include the La Ribera theatre many tango clubs and Italian taverns as well as La Bombonera home of Boca Juniors It has also been a centre for radical politics having elected the first socialist member of Argentine Congress Alfredo Palacios in 1935 and been home to many demonstrations during the crisis of 2001 As one of Buenos Aires s 47 barrios La Boca is located in the city s south east near its port The barrio of Barracas is to the west San Telmo and Puerto Madero are to the north
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Location: Caminito street fair, La Boca neighborhood, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America.
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