La Boca
This waterfront neighborhood in Buenos Aires where tango took early root and Italian Ligurian immigrants shaped a working-class culture now expressed in the brightly painted buildings that line its streets. La Boca is also home to Boca Juniors and their stadium La Bombonera, one of the two largest sports clubs in Argentina. The neighborhood sits at the mouth of the Matanza River where it meets the Río de la Plata, at the southeastern edge of the city.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Nearest water from center 0.8 km0.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 26 km16 mi
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La Boca: quick answers
Where is La Boca?
La Boca is in Argentina, about 2.7 km1.7 miles in a straight line from Buenos Aires.
How do you get to La Boca?
The nearest airport is Buenos Aires (AEP), about 22 min away by road. The nearest train station is Darío Santillán y Maximiliano Kosteki, about 16 min away by road.
What's the weather like in La Boca?
The warmest month is January, averaging 24°C75°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 10°C51°F. The wettest month is October, with about 117 mm4.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in La Boca?
OpenStreetMap lists 16 museums, 126 restaurants, 41 cafés and 26 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near La Boca?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include San Fernando Partido, Merlo Partido and Moreno Partido.