Caminito street museum in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina

A cat naps on a window advertising a restaurant and tango lessons at Caminito street, in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Caminito is a pedestrian street created in the late 1950s by local painter Benito Quinquela Martín and other artist friends to recreate a version of the old immigrant neighborhood of La Boca, using wood and corrugated zinc painted in bright colors. Today, Caminito and the surrounding areas feature cafes, souvenir shops, tango dancers and other street performances aimed to attract tourists.

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A cat naps on a window advertising a restaurant and tango lessons at Caminito street, in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.<br />
Caminito is a pedestrian street created in the late 1950s by local painter Benito Quinquela Martín and other artist friends to recreate a version of the old immigrant neighborhood of La Boca, using wood and corrugated zinc painted in bright colors. Today, Caminito and the surrounding areas feature cafes, souvenir shops, tango dancers and other street performances aimed to attract tourists.