La Boca

A must if you're a tourist. I enjoyed coming in before the hustle and bustle of the chaos it turns during the day. Plenty of places to have a quick bite, souvenir shops, and a lot of art. I recommend taking a tour to know more about the place if that's your thing. Prices will be a little elevated. Good for solo, couples, families.

Known as the birthplace of the tango, this one-time shipyard has a famous walkway, the Caminito, where tango dancers perform and artists exhibit their work. La Boca is a working-class area with a cluster of attractions near the Riachuelo River. Steakhouses and street artists surround Caminito, a narrow alley flanked by brightly painted zinc shacks that evoke the districts early immigrant days. A cauldron of noise on match days, La Bombonera is the home ground of Boca Juniors soccer team. Modern art museum Fundacin Proa has temporary exhibits and views of the old docks. We enjoyed the colorful houses in Caminito (little walkway in English) and see how local painters bring their area to life on a white canvas. Caminito is located in the neighborhood "La Boca". La Boca was in the mid-19th century the home of Spanish and Italian immigrants. The colorful houses came from the leftovers of paintings that they could get. Some say that the Tango was first danced here between two men. Many watched Tango shows while having lunch in one of the bars. We entered the galleries to see all the shops, taking the stairs up. Here we saw how life before was and where they lived. On the way out, we passed the huge closed La Bombonera stadium and the La Boca Museum. Tickets can be booked here in advance.

La Boca is a colorful barrio (neighborhood) in Buenos Aires. The neighborhood is filled with street art, cafes and and brightly colored homes. Many of the homes were built using tin shingles and leftover scrap metals. They used bright marine paints to liven up the homes, roofs and streets. Artist Quinquela Martin, who grew up in La Boca, encouraged much of the artwork in the area in the 1950s. Love the colors of this artsy neighborhood. Today, La Boca is filled with souvenir shops and graffiti. Lots of tributes to the World Cup winning Argentina team and Messi #10. Our guide warned us to be careful while shopping as there are many pickpockets as well.

Great tourist place. A whole lot of stores to pick souvenirs. Loves people watching and great place to take pictures

We were staying near Plaza de Mayo and took a walk from there to La Boca - over 2 miles - not a short one but on the way you can stop by the Mercado de San Telmo for a drink as well as take a rest in Parque Lezama where there are an abundance of colorful birds including the green parakeet. La Boca itself is much more developed since we were last here many years ago, full of restaurants, small shopping centers and of course colorful buildings which are the featured attraction of this area. Very touristy and probably one of the best places to get souvenirs.

This is a wonderful area that embodies the culture of Argentina. It's the birthplace of tango and the vive and feel of the place reflects it. The buildings are colorfully painted and there's lots of local vendors and artists selling on the streets. There's also lots of restaurants to enjoy in this area.

It's one of those places we're you should not bring any preconceived notions with you. Guide books state to tourist-stay clear of this place. However, you will miss many historical significance because it is the cradle of civilization for Buenos Aires. It's the birthplace of Tango and a strong significance for World Football hanker in Argentina . This Barrio tells the story of many immigrants mainly from Spain and Liguria Italy who settled often working in shipping and factories in often deplorable condition. Kind of parallels the narrative of many Greek and Portugese in Lowell Massachusetts USA. There is a great amount of art on the buildings from the artist Bebito Quinquela Martin. The man who through his art made tons of money and donated his earnings to improve the neighboorhood. Presently you will see many local football enthusiasts, murals of Diego Maradona every where, and Tango shows throughout the Barrio.

The Mouth! This region of Buenos Aires is an artistic, colorful part of town that is so unique and beautiful. When you show up here, you see the most famous building in all of Argentina! It's the building that you see in all the pictures, it sits on a weird intersection, and has a balcony. It's not the building that Evita sang from (That's the other most famous building in the country.) It's so colorful! Apparently, this area is where they'd paint the ships in the harbor, and they'd use the extra paint on the buildings here. Each building has murals or other sculptures, which is really fun. Look for the Pope! When I went, there were a whole bunch of street performers! There are so many little shops selling mate cups, magnets, and other Argentinian souvenirs. There's lots of bars, and places to hear live accordion music. If you head down the street, you can see the La Boca futbol stadium. It's kinda run down for such a holy place in Argentina. Everyone said, "Don't go at night! That place is dangerous. You're gonna get mugged." Nothing happened.

This is a city that owes me a 2 1/2 hour walk from my hotel after being mugged a few hours earlier. That's dedication if I ever heard. What a welcome to this city. I was headed to Brazil week after. I never thought that this would've happened here, but that's probably why it happened. I let my guard down. I don't think I was even two hours in Buenos Aires when I was walking around the obelisk and had some pickpockets surprise me tag team duo. It was a sly trick. One created a frenzy and distracted me while the other was rummaging through my bank. It took me over 2 1/2 hours to walk from my hotel to this little city, which one seems so far away via taxi. But I didn't have any cash, since it was taken for me my first two hours here. Luckily I still have my passport in my lockbox. My credit card was so good that it sent me a new one to the hotel within three days. The city itself is very colorful and definitely animated. It reminds me of some of the cities in Brazil as well. They love the bright and vibrant colors in South America. Houses are adorned with Yellow's, pink, bright green and bright blues. There are random couples showing off their tango in the middle of the street. The city has lots of fun cafes and shops. So busy throughout the whole of the city. Hope my next visit to Argentina doesn't start off so rough or so much lighter in the wallet either. Ugh. Still brings back bad memories when I think about this whole trip as a whole. La Boca was nice but what a totally rotten day it was from the first few hours of my time here.

We took a walking tour of La Boca with a group to learn the history of this area, and it has a rich history. From what we gathered, this was the spot where all the immigrants would normally land and start off. There were tons and tons of art work, paintings on the wall, colors, murals etc. Some of the paintings and murals are absolutely breath taking. During our tour of the town, we went to all these shops for souvenirs, and a lot of music festivities, tango dances, photo shoots etc. We also toured the famous national soccer stadium "La Bombonera" of Argentina, where the Boca juniors play. We also were taken into other areas of La Boca, where a lot of political rallies took place and memoirs related to those. There was one mural which stood out adjacent to an apartment building. Check out my photos. While you may hear some negativity about La Boca regarding crime, overall it is still worth touring this historical neighborhood. Ideally, daytime would be the best time, but crime can happen any part of the day. I highly recommend folks to still tour and experience the historical richness that La Boca has to offer.

Boca Juniors or River Plate? When Gayle and I were in Argentina, Boca beat River 4-2 in the Superclásico. The Pope BTW is a San Lorenzo fan. Boca is the kind of neighborhood best seen during the daytime. It's a blue collar area with a bit of an edge. We ventured in (with guide) and got to see the futbol stadium and take a very pleasant stroll through El Caminito. We had a very enjoyable time, and also appreciated the immigration history lesson, and while heading through to Puerta Modero a reminder of the Tale of 2 Cities.

Caminito is a street museum in the area of LaBoca in Buenos Aires Argentina. It is kind of worth the visit but I wouldn't spend more than an hour. It is an exotic and dangerous place. Very artsy which is why it is worth going but most everything has become tourist junk stores with made in China souvenirs now. We were told to be out of the area by 4:30-5pm at the lastest for our own safety. We heeded the advice. It was neat to see the open air 'neighborhood' bbq and the huge dolls (I guess papier-mâché maybe? Although prob not as their outside in the elements) but not so neat to see the burned shell of a car on the Main Street and the look in some of the local's eyes. If you must go, be careful, heed the warnings and don't stay long.

Home of the soccer team, Boca Juniors and its stadium. The main attraction is the colorful zinc shacks. Best to go during the day.

This area is a bit touristy but still worth a trip. Be careful to go during the day because it is known for being sketchy at night. During the day the colorful streets are full of street vendors, tango dancers and people enjoying the day near the water. The soccer stadium is also located here. There are plenty of good photo opportunities in this area because of all the bright colors.

A colorful place to visit with so much going on. Music, dancing, & art everywhere you look. You can stop to enjoy a Tango dance show, while you enjoy a meat empanada & drink, for a reasonable price. Just a caution to be aware of pickpockets.

Ok, so there's the fact that this neighborhood is run down and parts of it are unsafe. However, come here during the day and it's safe(ish), alive, festive, bursting with color, culture and quite a lot of fun. You want to see awesome tango dancers for free? Stroll around here and you'll bound to see a few couples dancing away and they are fantastic! Souvenirs are a lot cheaper here too. Just note that it is highly advisable to take a taxi seeing as you will pass some very shady neighborhoods to get here. Please use caution and have a great time!

A lot smaller than Valparaiso, Chile. Obviously different history and culture but similar look and feel for a tourist. Worth 2-3 hours if you got it.

Shopping at Cristina Leizzarrague's wonderful leather factory! Beautifully designed, quality handbags and purses. Great selection, unique fashion designed and top quality leather. I love my purchase! You must stop there if you are interested in a leather purse from Argentina. The leather is like butter! Also, she ships worldwide, so you know she's got a loyal following! She was also very charming and provided me with great service and advice.

The area is beautiful with great history. It is definite must see if you visit Buenos Aires. There is also great shopping available. My major tip for anyone who plans to shop in Caminito is to PAY IN CASH. I learned the hard way that merchants there will misrepresent the exchange rate, quote you a certain price in USD, and then charge more to your credit card. While I initiated a dispute with my credit card company and supplied proof (including the merchant's own handwritten quote in USD), I lost the dispute because the signed receipt was in pesos. Just be careful. The vendor in question was Cueros Michel.

We were 2 male friends together in mid day to see the bright buildings and see outdoor tango show while enjoying lunch. Afterwards walked through the shops and had a feeing a certain local was following us. We evaded him and eventually took a taxi back to a "safe" street in San Telmo with many pedestrians on the street. Immediately upon leaving the taxi a male put my friend on one side of the cab into a bear hug and me on the other in a headlock in order to rob us. This was at 4:30 in the afternoon. This was very quick and they immediately did what they could and ran to waiting motorcycles with their accomplices on them and sped away. We were lucky to have gotten away without injury or loss. The cab driver was probably part of the plot. Be very careful in this area of town.