Social History of Buenos Aires

If you want to understand our architecture, costumes, the filleting, the tango, the "lunfardo" and many other things of our culture, this is your tour! The key of all these elements is the immigration. We received 6 million Europeans during the end of the 19th Century and the beginning of the 20th Century, and of course that generated an impact in the city you are about to visit. We'll visit the natural harbour of La Boca, but also the first constructed Harbour in Buenos Aires: Puerto Madero; haven for large numbers of immigrants. Its warehouses and picturesque train station. We'll get inside a corrugated metal clad "conventillo" (tenement houses) that used to provide shelter to immigrants and today hosts a Cultural Centre. We'll also get a grasp of the art of Boca through its large murals reflecting different social issues and the Museum of Fine Art of La Boca. We'll observe some old buildings that hosted anarchist newspapers and bordellos in the early 20th century and two local icons of football.