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La Boca (Spanish: [la ˈβoka]; "the Mouth", probably of the Matanza River)[2] is a neighborhood (barrio) of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. It retains a strong Italian flavour, many of its early settlers having originated in the city of Genoa.

La Boca
Neighborhood of Buenos Aires
Brightly painted houses in Caminito
Location of La Boca within Buenos Aires
CountryArgentina
Autonomous CityBuenos Aires
ComunaC4
Important sitesCaminito,
La Bombonera, Estadio Alberto J. Armando
Area
  Total3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total46,494
  Density14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)

Geography


La Boca is located in the south-east of the city, near its old port. Another of the 48 barrios, Barracas, lies to the west; San Telmo and Puerto Madero are to the north.


History


In 1882, after a lengthy general strike, La Boca seceded from Argentina, and the rebels raised the Genoese flag, which was immediately torn down personally by then President Julio Argentino Roca.[3]

Among sports fans, Boca is best known for being the home of the world-renowned football club Boca Juniors. The club plays its home matches in Estadio Alberto J. Armando, popularly known as La Bombonera (Spanish for "the bonbon box").

La Boca is a popular destination for tourists visiting Argentina, with its colourful houses and pedestrian street, the Caminito, where tango dancers perform and tango-related memorabilia is sold. Other attractions include the La Ribera theatre, many tango music clubs, and Italian taverns. The actual area visited by tourists is only a few blocks long and has been built up for tourism very actively over the last few years, with many market stalls and restaurants catering to tourists. Outside this tourist area, it is a fairly poor neighborhood that has had many regular occurrences of petty crimes reported.

It has also been a centre for radical politics, having elected the first socialist member of the Argentine Congress (Alfredo Palacios in 1935) and was home to many demonstrations during the crisis of 2001.

As of 2016, the health of over 1,000 La Boca citizens is threatened by the pollution of the Matanza-Riachuelo River (which contains high levels of arsenic and lead, due to centuries of unrestrained pollution).[4]




References


  1. "The emblems of the 48 barrios of Buenos Aires were presented" (Spanish) by ámbito.com August 29, 2011
  2. "El Caminto, la Boca: Buenos Aires' Most Iconic, Colorful Street".
  3. Wilson, Jason (1999). Buenos Aires: A Cultural and Literary Companion. Signal Books. p. 189. ISBN 1902669037. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  4. "The Mists of Riachuelo". ArgentinaIndependent.com. Argentina Independent. Retrieved 4 March 2016.



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La Boca es un barrio situado en la Comuna 4 de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Está situado en el límite sudeste de la ciudad. Su nombre se debe a que se ubica en la desembocadura del Riachuelo en el Río de la Plata. Entre otras razones, el barrio es conocido por albergar al club Boca Juniors, con su estadio La Bombonera.



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