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Colorful Boca

11 February 2009By Zhu 14 Comments
Working Class La Boca Barrio

Working Class La Boca Barrio

Working class “La Boca” is a barrio of Buenos Aires, famous for its colorful houses and home of the Boca Junior soccer team. Italian immigrants settled there, at the mouth (“boca“) of the Riachuelo river, giving the place a strong European feel. Today, the pedestrian streets are popular among tourists and local artists, as well as tango performers. A few streets away is the home of Boca Junior, the Bombonera. Diego Maradona´s famous club is always packed with action and all the shops around the stadium sell fútbol memorabilia.

Immigrants Stories

Immigrants Stories

Immigrants Stories

Immigrants Stories

Pink Wall

Pink Wall

Red House

Red House

Tango Studio

Tango Studio

Rainbow Houses

Rainbow Houses

El Caminito

El Caminito

Artists´Studio

Artists´Studio

Art...

Art...

...And Fútbol

...And Fútbol

Fan House By The Stadium

Fan House By The Stadium

All The Gear You Need To Support Boca

All The Gear You Need To Support Boca

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  • Max Coutinho said:

    Hey Zhu,

    La Boca soccer team…they are notorious…or should I say that its supporters are notorius?

    El barrio es verdaderamente lleno de color…Dios mio!!

    Gracías por compartir tu experiencia con nosotros, Zhu…mi gustan inmensamente las fotos :D !
    Dime: has danzado el tango?

    Besos

  • Zhu (author) said:

    @sir jorge – I took so many pictures of food since Central America, I just have to organize it and I will post it, I promise. :-)

    @Seraphine – I´d say it does. I mean, I would not want the inside to be too bright, but I love different colors.

    @Bill Miller – I know, I know! I keep on taking pictures, and then I always find other stuffs to post! Okay, I promise, I will get to the (yummy) food.

    @Sidney – It does make it beautiful and even though it is one of Buenos Aires poorest district, it is an icon of the city.

    @shionge – It is a great place to take a walk and enjoy life.

    @Bluefish – I wish Canada was as colorful, especially to contrast with the white snow!

    @Liz – Oh, there is real life. Probably just the one pedestrian street (the caminito) is just bars, restaurants etc. but people deiniftely live around there. Especially close to the stadium… which is a bit crazy considering Argentinian´s passion for soccer (imagine the noise and the mess!).

    @Baoru – Yes, it is cheerful!

    @RennyBA – Thank you!

    @Gabriel – I´m having a lot of fun — Argentina is a great country. Where are you from originally? Buenos Aires?

    @Khengsiong – Or good paint commercials! :lol: I had never thought of it actually… houses are almost always painted, as well as advertising (ie no signs, just painted on the building).

  • Khengsiong said:

    Latin Americans like colorful design. Wondering if this is the influence of native Americans.

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