Wednesday 3 October 2006
I visited the neighborhood called La Boca today, a shady part of town out of the reach of the subway system. Most of it is working-class and residential, inhabited by crazed fans of the Boca Juniors, the local futbol team, and disected by the repulsive and stinking Riachuelo river. But there is one small area of it called "Caminito," which is safe and, well, touristy. The single most visited street in Bs As, in fact.
I visited the neighborhood called La Boca today, a shady part of town out of the reach of the subway system. Most of it is working-class and residential, inhabited by crazed fans of the Boca Juniors, the local futbol team, and disected by the repulsive and stinking Riachuelo river. But there is one small area of it called "Caminito," which is safe and, well, touristy. The single most visited street in Bs As, in fact.
This neighborhood was originally settled by poor Italian immigrants who worked at the local shipyards. They took home leftover boat paint, and did up their houses in outrageous colors. I think most of the walls painted this way now are redone for the tourists, though.
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