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SAN TELMO AND LA BOCA

The first European to arrive in what is now Argentinians choose to live in the smarter
Buenos Aires, Pedro de Mendoza, made northern barrios of Recoleta, Palermo, and
landfall in San Telmo in 1536, and between Belgrano. Although they may claim that their
the 16th and mid-19th centuries this was souls lie in the southern barrios, porteños
the main residential district for colonial tend to avoid the run-down La Boca; visitors
officials and their staff. La Boca, farther should exercise caution in these localities.
south, rose to prominence in the 19th The area is most famous for its color ful zinc
century, when Genoese settlers began shacks and its soccer team, Boca Juniors.
to build their homes along the dockside. Both San Telmo and La Boca lay claim to
Now, the great majority of middle-class being the cradle of tango in the 1880s.

Sights at a Glance
Historical Sites, Streets, Museums
and Plazas 4 Museo de Arte Moderno
1 Plaza Dorrego 5 Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós
2 El Zanjón and Casa Mínima Hicken
3 Canto al Trabajo e Museo de Bellas Artes de La
7 Parque Lezama Boca Benito Quinquela Martín
8 Museo Histórico Nacional r Fundación Proa
9 El Galpón de Catalinas
0 Museo Histórico de Cera
q Puente Transbordador Nicolás C A L L E C H I L E
Avellaneda
w La Vuelta de Rocha AVE NI DA IN D EP E
t La Bombonera CALLE ESTADOS UNIDOS C DEFENSA ND E NC IA
y El Caminito
C A AV E ING H U ER G O
Places of Worship C A L L E P E R Ú AVE PASEO COLÓN C A L L E A Z O P A R D O AVE ALICIA MOREAU DE JUSTO
C A L L E P I E D R A S C
6 Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa C CHACABUCO L L E C A R LO S C A L V O
C A L L E H U M B E R T O 1 º
A V E S A N J U A N
CALLE CHACABUCO C O C H A B A M B A C BALCARCE A V E N I D A B R A S I L AUTOPISTA 25 DE
C A L L E A Z O PA R D O
AVEN I DA JU A N DE G AR AY
LEZAMA
AV E CASE R O S C A L L E B O L Í V A R C A L L E D E F E N S A PARQUE CALLE D’ESPÓSITO
CALLE PERÚ AVE M GARCÍA AVENIDA ALMIRANTE CALLE GUALEGUAY MAYO
CALLE VICTORIA
CALLE CNEL T ESPORA CALLE ESPINOSA BROWN C A L L E P I N Z Ó N
C A LL E NE CO C H E A
C A L L E P I E D R A S
C PI Y MARGALL C BRIANO 20 DE SEP C A L L E E S T É V E Z
See also Street Finder map 1 CALLE JUAN M BLANES AVE P GALDÓS
CA LLE AR IS T ÓB U LO D EL VA LL E
C A L L E W V I L L A FA Ñ E
CALLE BRANDSEN
CALLE IRALA
AVE PEDRO DE MENDOZA
C CABOTO
C OLAVARRÍA
C BR IN
C A L L E P A L O S
C ALL E NE C O C HEA
A V E S U Á R E Z
0 meters 700
CALLE MARTÍN RODRÍGUEZ
CALLE C A FFE R A TA
Estación C LAMADRID
AV E A LM IR A NT E BRO W N
0 yards 700 CALLE IRALA La Boca
CALLE DEL VALLE IBERLUCEA
C A L L E M A G A L L A N E S La Vuelta de
CALLE ROCHA C GARIBALDI AVE DON PEDRO DE MENDOZA Rocha
C A L L E S A L V A D O R E S
CALLE CARLOS F MELO
Tango dancers on colorful El Caminito, La Boca For keys to map symbols see back flap
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