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Colorful Buildings in La Boca Barrio

Buenos Aires City Tour

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La Boca Artistry

La Boca Artistry

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The La Boca barrio, or neighborhood, in Buenos Aires, grew up on the bank of the Riachuelo, a narrow canal where meat packers and warehouses serviced the city. Italian immigrants found a home here, and their hastily erected tin houses formed the basis of the residential area.

Caminito, a pedestrian street named for the famous tango, leads visitors past mulit-hued houses and shops in what is now a tourist attraction and an artist's colony.

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