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Barrio Spotlight: La Boca

Barrio Spotlight: La Boca

On one hand, La Boca is excessively touristic and visitors flock to the taverns, museums, and galleries in droves. On the other hand, it’s gritty, run-down, and potentionally dangerous.

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La Boca. ph: Tim Fitzgerald

Colorful La Boca is one of the most vibrant barrios in Buenos Aires and is home to two of the city’s biggest attractions: El Caminito and La Bombonera (more on these later). It’s a barrio of history, culture, sport, and entertainment. It’s also a neighborhood of extreme contrasts. On one hand, La Boca is excessively touristic,…

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Wanderer, travel writer, bodyboarder and surfskate rider. English born, now pushing 15 years in Argentina.
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