La Boca walk with Santiago
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 39 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 36 ft
- Max elevation
- 78 ft
- TrailRank
- 31
- Min elevation
- 27 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 31 minutes
- Time
- one hour 35 minutes
- Coordinates
- 356
- Uploaded
- March 6, 2019
- Recorded
- March 2019
near Boca, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
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La Boca first primary school built in 1960, donated by artist Martin who turned rich in Paris
Lactarium with wet nurses Childrens dental hospital Teatro de la Riber La Boca poorest, immigrant area, Evita Peron Duarte from here drug problems - crack Mothers of Crack - kids start at 11 inhabitants shorter, darker, politically incorrect sense of humor big corruption scandal in cleaning up the port, environmental minister is in jail 500,000 people without access to w&s people of neighbourhood fight gentrification uni of movie making and visual art of La Boca us most important one
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36 ft
Original corrugated building of immigrants
called conventiones because at one point given to catholic church who turned it into hostels
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36 ft
House of 1881
200 people in this building sharing one latrine BA 1 mio in the late 1880s to 7 mio in 1960s 60% Italian immigrants La Boca: home of Tango, Bandoneon Tango was forbidden in the BA center until 1930s, political incorrect in conservativ catholic country
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36 ft
House of Evita and Che Guevara
Brothel, prostitues desplayed on balconies men would queue (learned from british immigration) and while waiting developed Tango, only made it to parts like Retiro and Recoleta Carlos Cardell - singer, famous Bariton, made Tango sociable Milongas ARS 200 if local and no tourist trap
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36 ft
La Boca walk
House of Slovenian Artist 1947 Peron sent Evita as „embassador“ to Europe important time Marshall plan Europe Evita understood importance of social support to the poor Jesus gave me faith but Evita gave me this house
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36 ft
Replica of Martin‘s famous painting
„Regreso de la pesca“ Martin took colours to convinced the locals that they do not need much to improve their neighbourhood
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33 ft
La Boca walk
Public game court - to create more Maradonnas La Boca fought of privatisation to make sure that space for kids remained Republica de la Boca
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36 ft
La Boca walk
Square dedicated to volunteers firefighters 1885 big fire, 200 casualties 1894 La Boca established first firefighter volunteers red sus cacas group painted the mural with the fire fighters fighting the sun and the devils, include Inka motives Sign of the Mothers of the Disappeared
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36 ft
mural of mothers of the disappeared
340 concentration camps 50 in BA 30,000 people, most below 25years 3:30pm every Thursday mothers still demonstrate in front of Casa Rosada Gauchito Antonio Gil - local saint truck drivers put up little altars on road sides to commemorate him he was executed and predicted that the executioner‘s son would be cured by his blood
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36 ft
La Boca
Diego Maradonna won the world cup in 1976 and 1986 after end of dictatorship and again against England after having lost Malvinas war Referree did not see that winning goal involved Maradonna‘s hand. After his return reporter asked, „now you can admit that you used your hand“. M said: „I never would do such a thing, then it must have been the hand of God“ when his mother died, the newspaper said „farewell to the mother of God“
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36 ft
La Boca walk - by Santiago!
La Bombonera - „chocolate box@ (not chocolates but road apples, as they decended from manure collectors - Stadium where Maradonna started Boca Juniors Tickets can only be bought at reasonable price or by BJ members, 16 years waiting list Adversary team is Plate Rivers across the river Las Doces - the hooligans check-out on youtube Urin bombs thrown by unsatisfied audience
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