La Boca Out off the Beaten Track
ID: GYG826748-1313325
Category:
Country: Argentina
Duration:
02:30 hours
Description
We will tour the non-touristy side of the most colorful neighborhood: La Boca. We will talk about its people, art, Immigration, anarchism, tango, soccer, community life, history and customs
We begin and finish the experience in La Boca Neighborhood.
We’ll visit the harbor, warehouses and its picturesque train station where large numbers of immigrants arrive.
We’ll get inside a corrugated metal clad “conventillo” (tenement houses) that used to provide shelter to immigrants and today hosts a Cultural Centre. We’ll visit one of the many Mutual Assistance Associations: The Volunteer Fire Department, the first in all Argentina. We’ll also get a grasp of the art of Boca through its large murals reflecting different social issues. We’ll observe some old buildings that hosted anarchist newspapers and bordellos in the early 20th century, and also, two local icons: football (Boca Juniors Stadium, form outside) and Religion (The Salesian Church), which worked as refuges for these rootless communities. At last we’ll visit Caminito to find Tango and Fileteado in every corner. We finish with a coffee in a Notable Cafe. We can visit the mythical Museum of Fine Arts of La Boca, part of the building was the home of Benito Quinquela Martin
Highlights
- We will get to some incredible murals and streets not much visited
- I invite you a coffee in an old CAFE of 1882
- We will visit a typical Boca house belonging to great Boca artists friends.
- I was a neighbor of La Boca during my childhood and youth time
- We will visit the first Volunteer Firefighter Station created in Argentina
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The meeting point is the corner of Pedro de Mendoza and Martin Rodriguez in La Boca. We end in Caminito (La Boca)
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
