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La Boca (Caminito), Buenos Aires
A colorful working-class neighborhood famous for its brightly painted corrugated-iron houses, tango dancers, and the passion of Boca Juniors football.
3 km · about 5 min drive
Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina · South America
Barracas works well as a base: 5 minutes from Boedo, 6km from El Ateneo Grand Splendid.
Barracas is a town located in Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina. With a population of 77,474, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Barracas sits in Argentina, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Argentina/Buenos Aires time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Barracas to your route.
Barracas is a barrio, or district, in the southeastern part of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located between the railroad of Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano and the Riachuelo River, and the streets Regimiento de Patricios, Defensa, Caseros, Vélez Sársfield, Amancio Alcorta, Lafayette, and Lavardén.Read more
The name "Barracas" comes from the word barraca, which refers to a temporary construction of houses using rudimentary materials.
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Barracas is located in Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina, South America. The coordinates are -34.6497 latitude, -58.3834 longitude.
Barracas has a population of approximately 77,474 people, making it a town in Argentina.
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A colorful working-class neighborhood famous for its brightly painted corrugated-iron houses, tango dancers, and the passion of Boca Juniors football.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Buenos Aires' oldest neighborhood with a famous Sunday antique market, milonga dance halls, and colonial architecture.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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A 1923 tower built as an allegory of Dante's Divine Comedy: 22 floors for the poem's cantos, hell below, a working lighthouse for paradise at the top with views down Avenida de Mayo.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Iconic 67-metre obelisk in the centre of the Plaza de la República, marking the heart of Buenos Aires.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Buenos Aires' oldest cafe, opened in 1858, with marble tables, stained glass and a basement tango room where Borges and Gardel were regulars. Expect a queue on Avenida de Mayo; order the chocolate con churros.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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A 1919 opera house converted into a bookshop, with the painted cupola, boxes and crimson stage curtain intact; the stage is now a cafe. Shelves fill the stalls under the original ceiling fresco.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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An ornate city of the dead with elaborate mausoleums housing Argentina's elite, including Eva Perón, in a labyrinth of marble and statuary.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Buenos Aires' leading contemporary art museum, showcasing the finest Latin American art from the 20th century onward.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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