A small wall plaque depicting Tango dancers in the Caminito. La Boca is a working-class area with colourful attractions near the Riachuelo River.
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5053 x 3369 px | 42.8 x 28.5 cm | 16.8 x 11.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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LLa Boca is a working-class area with a cluster of attractions near the Riachuelo River. Steakhouses and street artists surround Caminito, a narrow alley flanked by brightly painted zinc shacks that evoke the district’s early immigrant days. Benito Quinquela Martín, one of Buenos Aires’ most famous artists, left his mark throughout the city, and particularly La Boca. Like a good Porteño, he dedicated his life to his grand passions, art and the neighbourhood where he lived. He found inspiration in the colours, sounds and life of the neighbourhood and in turn inspired the colour that the neighbourhood maintains today. Learning more about his life means learning more about the neighbourhood itself.