Caminito
The Caminito is an approx. 100 meter long pedestrian zone in the La Boca district in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires .
description
In the early 19th century, a small river ran along the current road that flowed into the Riachuelo . Later the area became known as “Puntin”, the Genoese expression for “little bridge”, due to the bridge that people used to cross the river. When the watercourse dried up, railway tracks were laid there (parts of which still exist along Garibaldi Street). In 1954 the railway line was shut down and the old river bed filled. The corner was the eyesore of La Boca for several years, until the artist Benito Quinquela Martín picked up paint cans and painted the facades along the street in bright colors. In 1959, the Caminito was declared Museum Street (Calle Museo). In 1960 a wooden theater stage was built at the southern end, which was replaced by a real theater nearby in 1972. Today the street is a landmark of the city and a popular sight for visitors.
The caminito was also immortalized in a tango . The music for “Caminito” (1926) is by Juan de Dios Filiberto , the text by Gabino Coria Peñaloza .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Calle Museo Caminito ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Todotango.com ( Memento of the original from April 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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Coordinates: 34 ° 38 ′ 21.7 ″ S , 58 ° 21 ′ 45.3 ″ W.