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“Pic of the Week”, February 6, 2015: Well dressed trees
We’ve previously visited the colorful barrio of La Boca in Buenos Aires, Argentina. La Boca, a tough blue collar neighborhood, is known for its flamboyantly colorful homes. As I was going through my photos of this visit recently, I was reminded that not only are the homes brilliantly decorated, but so is the vegetation! These colorful knit coverings were on the trees — even the fire hydrants! It only adds to the many shades of La Boca.
Note sure I’ve ever been anyplace else that decorated trees with anything other than Christmas lights and related holiday decorations. Have you?
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Feb 5, 2015
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.All Trips / Argentina / South America
La Boca, Argentina. Colorful, gritty, tough.
Having just returned from a 3 week vacation to South America, I saw and photographed many fascinating places which I hope to share with you in the coming weeks. I thought I’d start with the very last but most colorful place we visited. La Boca (or Boca) is among the oldest “working class” neighborhoods in Buenos Aires. Settled in the 19th century, mostly by poor Italian immigrants from Genoa, it was built adjoining the city’s old harbor on Rio Riachuelo. As with much of Buenos Aires, it retains a distinct European flavor, but Boca has resisted gentrification — it seems to enjoy being the tough neighbor.
The immigrants homes in Boca, cobbled together some 150 years ago of wood and sheet metal and painted …
Tagged architecture, Argentina, Buenos Aires, colorful, La Boca, tango
