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An old power station gives La Boca a different kind of energy. Pick a concert, visit or family programme before making the trip.
Activities La Boca
Painted facades and street life in La Boca. Make room for a daylight wander through this small, vivid corner of the city.
Come for the colour, then look a little longer at the doors, balconies and changes of scale. A compact stretch of street can give you plenty to notice without needing a tightly planned itinerary.
Walking the public street is free. Restaurant tables, performances, shopping and organised experiences have their own charges; this listing is not a free tango-show ticket. Businesses keep individual hours, so no universal shop or performance timetable is promised.
Start around the meeting of Dr. del Valle Iberlucea and Magallanes. This is a La Boca outing in its own right, not a short extension of every central-city walk. The cover is an archival photograph from October 2018.
Practical details last checked 20 Sept 2026
Dr. del Valle Iberlucea & Magallanes, Buenos Aires
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Dr. del Valle Iberlucea & Magallanes
Open location in Maps (opens in a new tab)An old power station gives La Boca a different kind of energy. Pick a concert, visit or family programme before making the trip.
Contemporary art beside Caminito, with a bookshop and café that give a La Boca afternoon somewhere to linger.
FADU students turn research into Thomas Demand’s work into clothing and movement.
Families build objects, scenery and stories with paper and cardboard.