Caminito


Technical data

Location: the block between Garibaldi, Aráoz de Lamadrid, del Valle Iberlucea, and Magallanes Streets, in the District of La Boca.


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This road winds because it follows a stream bed which used to run until the beginning of the 20th century. This area was well known as “Puntin.”
(“bridge” diminutive in a Geneve dialect).

The train to Ensenada used to run the street until 1920. After the railroad was dismantled, it became a trash dump area.
A neighbour decided to clean up and recover the land in the 50’s. He gathered the help of Benito Quinquela Martín, the painter from La boca, who named the 100 meter street as “Caminito” after the famous tango by Gabino Coria Peñalosa and Juan de Dios Filiberto , from 1926. (the tango lyrics refer to a road in the province of La Rioja.)
Many art works were added to this road, such as works by Luis Perlotti, Roberto Capurro, Juan Leone, Ricardo Sánchez, and Julio Vergottini. In 1959, “Caminito” was officialy established as an open-space museum.

Buses: lines 20, 25, 29, 33, 46, 53, 64, 152



Cancha de Boca



This mythical stadium rises on Brandsen street when it intersects Del Valle Iberlucea street. It is one of the most popular soccer clubs in the country.
It has a horseshoe-shaped structure, three superposed trays and a very high inclination angle. Its capacity is for 60 thousand spectators. Founded in 1940, it was then popularly called “La Bombonera” (the candy jar).
At the entrance hall, people can see and enjoy soccer-related murals painted by Benito Quinquela Martín with the soccer club blue and yellow colors. At the outside, there is another mural painted by Pérez Celis that shows different themes of daily life and personalities of this soccer club and neighborhood. The stadium platforms are a few meters away from the soccer court, thus allowing a complete proximity between the spectators and the match.
A few meters far from the stadium, on Brandsen street, the \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Boca Juniors\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" Passion Museum is in place. It houses soccer-related objects and an interactive audiovisual that tour you through the history of the club.

Brandsen 805
Hours: Every day, from 10 am to 6 pm.
Telephone:(54 11) 4309 4700 (extension 717).
Bus Lines: 20, 25, 29, 33, 46, 53, 64, 152




1. Scenographic Mural
Almirante Brown 36

It recreates, by means of the objects and drawings, a typical scene of this neighborhood. Among the picturesque characters of this neighborhood, we can mention the bandoneon player Aníbal Troilo, Diego Maradona and the painter Benito Quinquela Martín.
The mural was worked out by the Group of Theater Catalinas Sur, using the grills, wood and foils of the original conventillo.

2. The yellow house
Almirante Brown 401

It is a replica of the Admiral Guillermo Brown\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s house, built on a piece of land beside the original one.
In there, the department of Naval Historical Studies and the Browniano Institute function; there is also a library and a multiple-use room.
The avenue on which this house is located takes the name of Almirante Brown. The first theatres of La Boca opened their doors therein located: they were Ateneo Iris, Panterpe and Dante Alighieri theatres, where Italian lyrical operas were performed.

3. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Nuestra Señora de los Inmigrantes\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" Church
Necochea 312

This church serves homage to all men and women arriving as immigrants in Argentina, and specially in La Boca neighborhood.
Architect Lanari designed the blueprints. Different communities contributed with donations to the sanctuary construction. The atrium holds a bas-relief by Roberto Capurro. Stained glasses by Juan Ballester Peña, Raúl Russo and Armando Sicca enlighten the inside of the church.

4. Tower of the Ghost
Intersection of Almirante Brown and W. Villafañe

A legend linked to this residence speaks about the ghost of a painter who committed suicide in there and which is now plundering on the upper part of the tower. This building has been constructed under architect Guillermo Álvarez’s direction.

5. Banchero Pizzeria
Almirante Brown 1200

The Genoese immigrant, Agustín Banchero, inaugurated this restaurant in 1932. This is one of the most traditional pizza places in Buenos Aires. There are many other branches of this shop in the city.

6. San Juan Evangelista Church
Olavarría 486

The primitive church was opened in 1859. In 1870, the inhabitants of the neighborhood claimed to Government of the Province for an independent jurisdiction. So, the Church of San Juan Evangelista became the seat for the first Tribunal of Peace. This fact established the jurisdictional limits of the neighborhood.
Inaugurated in 1886, architect Pablo Bessana had traced the planes and directed the construction.

7. Voluntary Firemen Quarters
Brandsen 567

Upon initiative of Don Tomas Liberti, the entity of Voluntary Firemen of La Boca was created on July 2, 1884.
This entity had a remarkable performance during the yellow fever epidemics as well as during the periodic floods caused by the Riachuelo overflow.

8. Boca Junior Stadium
Brandsen 805

The so called “ Bombonera” is the football stadium of one of the two most popular clubs in Argentina: Boca Juniors (the other one is River Plate, in Núñez neighborhood).
The stadium, with capacity for 60,000 spectators was inaugurated in 1940. Its external facade bears a mural made by the plastic artist Pérez Celis.

9. Wax Museum
Del Valle Iberlucea 1261

This house was built at the beginning of the 20th century. There, the Socialist Committee settled down, presided over by Dr. Alfredo Palacios. At present, it harbors the unique museum of wax of Argentina where the essence of the neighborhood is manifested by means of scenes evoking the epic poem of the South of Buenos Aires, from its origins until our days.
Works by sculptor Domingo Tellechea, founder of the museum, are exhibited in five rooms.

10. La Perla Cafe
Intersection of Magallanes and Del Valle Iberlucea

It is one of the most traditional cafés in the neighborhood. Located in an area of art galleries, antique dealers and exhibition rooms.

11. Caminito Street-Museum
In the 50’s, one of the neighbors, Arturo Cárrega, intended to recover the lands where a stream had initially passed and then the railway had been built. He shared his idea with the painter Benito Quinquela Martin. They decided to baptize the 100-meter-long street under the name of Caminito in homage to the popular tango song written by Peñalosa and Filiberto in 1926. Different artists make contributions to this shortcut. Thus, in 1959, Caminito became a museum without sidewalks neither gates.

12. “Voluntary Firemen” Small Square
Lamadrid and Garibaldi streets

This small square occupies a place where a fallow lot used to be. An amphitheatre was built on there.

13. Proa Foundation
Av. Pedro de Mendoza 1929

It is a non-profitable entity devoted to the creation and execution of cultural projects in contemporary art. Today, this space allows for the seating of important international exhibitions, as well as for delivering conference cycles on contemporary art.

14. Vuelta de Rocha
Av. Pedro de Mendoza and Del Valle Iberlucea street

This land was owned by Antonio Rocha. Today, there is a small ship-deck-shaped square. It was formerly called Plazoleta de los suspiros, because Genoese met there to remember their homeland.

15. Pedro de Mendoza School and Quinquela Martín Museum
Av. Pedro de Mendoza 1835

In 1933, Benito Quinquela Martín donated the lots to build a primary school, an Argentine art museum and his own house and studio. He himself decorated the classrooms with murals. The collection of the museum, which functions on the third floor, was initiated by Quinquela Martín and includes many of his own masterpieces and others from Argentine artists.

16. De la Ribera theatre
Pedro de Mendoza 1821

Built on lots donated by Quinquela Martín, who also participated in the creation of the theatre.
Inaugurated in 1971, its room seats 700 people.

17. Old Ferry Bridge
Pedro de Mendoza and Almirante Brown

This bridge was inaugurated in 1914 by the company Ferrocarriles del Sur. It is an iron bridge. The primitive bridge hung from a rigid frame articulated to the superior cantilever. It could transport pedestrians, cars and trams.