Mention Buenos Aires and people think of different things –  tango, Recoleta and … La Boca. And it’s as colourful and vibrant as the photos suggest.

Our first visit was in the middle of the day – when the sun was at its harshest. This couldn’t drown out the colours though. And it was a stunning visit. So much so that we had to return for another visit on our last day in Buenos Aires.

Everything about La Boca was colourful.

We’d been warned of the dangers of visiting La Boca before the daily influx of tourists arrived – but we were well protected on our early morning visit.

The people of the area were proud of the achievements of “La Boca Juniors”. We passed their stadium a couple of times while driving around. The murals on the sides of the building were painted in the team colours.

Courtesy of ‘Ramblings from Marianne’

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