La Boca is very much a locals' neighbourhood and in the mid-19th century it was home to Spanish and Italian immigrants who settled along the Riachuelo river and worked in the many meat-packing plants and warehouses here, processing and shipping out much of Argentina's vital beef exports. After sprucing up the shipping barges, the port dwellers splashed leftover paint on the corrugated-metal sidings of their own houses, unwittingly giving La Boca what would become one of its claims to fame. 'Camenito' is the barrio's most famous street where you can browse a small crafts fair while watching tango dancers perform in the street.
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Linda in La Boca
La Boca is very much a locals' neighbourhood and in the mid-19th century it was home to Spanish and Italian immigrants who settled along the Riachuelo river and worked in the many meat-packing plants and warehouses here, processing and shipping out much of Argentina's vital beef exports. After sprucing up the shipping barges, the port dwellers splashed leftover paint on the corrugated-metal sidings of their own houses, unwittingly giving La Boca what would become one of its claims to fame. 'Camenito' is the barrio's most famous street where you can browse a small crafts fair while watching tango dancers perform in the street.
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