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Vuelta de Rocha Handicrafts Market (Caminito) Review

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Vuelta de Rocha Handicrafts Market (Caminito)

Address: Av. Pedro de Mendoza and Caminito, La Boca, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

Category: Outdoor/Flea/Green Markets
Location: La Boca

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Fodor's Review:

In the heart of colorful La Boca, Vuelta de Rocha Handicrafts Market (Caminito) showcases local artists all week long. You can find attractive port-scenes in watercolors, as well as stylish photographs of the neighborhood's old houses, though don't expect any budding Picassos. The market expands at weekends with stalls selling handicrafts and tacky souvenirs. As shoppers here are almost exclusively tourists, prices tend to be overambitious—sometimes irritatingly so.

Open: Art market daily 10-6; craft market weekends 10-6

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Reviewed by kasjane56 from Charlotte, North Carolina USA on 5/14/09
When we exited our taxi at the famous corner, we had people hawking their restaurants full court press. We did find some nice souvenirs at the open market vendors, but the shops were very touristy and high-priced. Then our daughter (her Spanish is excellent) begins talking with a man near the railroad tracks and tells us to follow him. We did not know where she was taking us but we ended up in a little 'commune' with a bbq and little tables under a big tree. A gentleman was entertaining us with his guitar and signing. My husband and daughter ordered sausage sandwiches. I was afraid to eat there, but the sausages were delicious and no one got sick. It was a wonderful part of our adventure in BA!

Member Rating: 5.0
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