A tour of the La Boca neighborhood (Buenos Aires).

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The La Boca neighborhood is perhaps the most particular neighborhood in the city of Buenos Aires.

Not only because it represents one of the two most famous soccer clubs in Argentina, Boca Juniors, but also because it is the heart of Argentine immigration at the beginning of the century.

The colors of the Boca Juniors.

Not surprisingly, the colors of the Boca Juniors club flag are the colors of a Swedish ship, the first to dock in the port of Buenos Aires, after a group of Italian immigrants (Genoese) chose to create a football club in the neighborhood. most popular in the Federal Capital.

Between conventillos, tango and soccer.

Caminito Street is the emblem. Other places to visit are the Usina del Arte, the Club Atlético Boca Juniors stadium, the Benito Quinquela Martín Museum of Arts, the Ribera Theater, the Ghost Tower, and the Casas Amarillas neighborhood, among others.

The Street Caminito, today a tourist center, was at the beginning of the century a street full of sheet metal tenements, which showed its walls painted in different colors.

Initial home of many immigrants, especially Italians and Spaniards, who called attracted by the great city that was Buenos Aires.

They came from wars, deaths, epidemics, misery, destruction, and they sought to rebuild their lives throughout America.

The origin of the name of Caminito street.

Regarding Caminito street, as it often happens, there is a great discrepancy in the origin of its name.

Some attribute their name to the popular tango Caminito written by Gabino Coria Peñaloza.

But in reality the author dedicated the song to a street in the town of Olta, in the province of La Rioja.

The lyrics of the song Caminito.

Letra de Gabino Coria Peñaloza

Musica de Juan de Dios Filiberto

Compuesto en 1926

Caminito que el tiempo ha borrado

que juntos un día nos viste pasar,

he venido por última vez,

he venido a contarte mi mal.

Caminito que entonces estabas

bordeado de trébol why juncos en flor,

una sombra ya pronto serás,

una sombra lo mismo que yo.

Desde que se fue,

triste vivo yo;

caminito amigo,

yo también me voy.

Desde que se fue

nunca más volvió.

Seguiré sus pasos,

caminito, adiós.

Caminito que todas las tardes

feliz…

Caminito.

Gabino Coria Peñaloza lyrics

Music by Juan de Dios Filiberto

Composed in 1926

Little path that time has erased

that together one day you saw us go by,

I have come for the last time,

I have come to tell you about my illness.

Little path that you were then

lined with clover why reeds in bloom,

you will soon be a shadow,

a shadow the same as me.

Since they left,

sad I live;

little friend,

I'm leaving too.

Since they left

never returned.

I will follow in his footsteps,

little way, bye.

Caminito that every afternoon

happy…

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