I ventured out to the famous barrio "La Boca" today to see the Caminito buildings. I had seen pictures of these buildings my whole life, and they formed the image of Buenos Aires that I had before coming here. After 6 weeks of being in the city, I never saw anything like this. The colorful buildings are quite far from the main part of the city, and a very poor area surrounds it. We were told not to go there at night, since it could be dangerous. This is not what I expected of the picturesque vibrancy that most of us think of when we hear the name Buenos Aires. Despite the poor neighborhood circling Caminito, the actual location itself was fairly touristy. Lots of people with cameras, restaurants, vendors, and music.
At dusk, when we left, however, the place cleared out quite a bit.
"It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams."
-Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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