Caminito Street (Barrio de la Boca)

Caminito, that time has erased .... famous Calle up in the lyrics of tangos, Caminito is the most popular corner of La Boca neighborhood. Full of tourists on weekends, camera in hand, eager to capture the most colorful house or the most sensual tango step. It"s worth going one day with less affluence and stroll among the dozens of stalls of handicrafts and paintings that try to capture something of the spirit of this street, porteña to the core. The neighborhood of La Boca is a working class neighborhood to the core. The characteristic colors of their houses have a curious origin: early twentieth centuries, being a habitual residence of Italian and Spanish sailors neighborhood, what they pinturan employed to paint their houses? Those remains were painting the boats.

"Little street that time has erased ..." So goes the famous tango written by Juan de Dios Filiberto about this amazing little street situated in La Boca. Almost all of the buildings are constructed out of metal sheets, the most striking thing about it is its varied and garish colors. It is this way because the sailors who have lived there all painted their houses with paint residues left over from the boats. Today Caminito is a great place to visit on a Saturday afternoon or a Sunday. People from all over the world, including from Argentina, and locals get to see the universe in two or three blocks,

Sadly is dangerous by sunset, literally in few minutes everything and everyone disappears so, just be careful of this.

Typical neighborhood for tourists. Tango in the street.

There are a lot of "Combentillos", and Many restaurants where you can taste a good "asado".