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- Address
- cnr Defensa & Av Brasil, San Telmo
- Transport
- bus: 10, 22, 29, 45, 74
- Keyword
- park
The monuments in this scruffy neighborhood park (where Mendoza founded Buenos Aires in 1536) may be locked behind bars, but its vitality is evident at this park, with its regular chess and card players, local girls practising flag-waving routines, book-readers sucking on bombillas (straws for drinking mate ), and obligatory kissing couples. The weekend market sees La Boca's locals trading second-hand clothes.
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