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Tango Caminito -- A Weekend in Buenos Aires
Saturday-Sunday 9-10 November 1996
"Primo de Sinatra": a tango serenade and concerns for Frank Sinatra's health greeted passers-by Saturday in Caminito, a brightly painted Buenos Aires street made famous by a tango song of the same name. |
Well, we just couldn't resist the opportunity to do a little of the tourista thing. When the working groups and informal discussions were over we joined those delegates and others from COP-3 checking out a couple of notable attractions in the city. The sights and  sound of Caminito and San Telmo are what we brought back to share.(Total Length: 2:57) |
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Caminito, the street, the tango, a colorful place (above left); the corner (above right) where the street begins; some of the painted houses along the street (left); and below, one of the many mosaics and other works of art along the Caminito, this one also visible over the singer's shoulder above. |
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| Caminito is in La Boca, whose soccer team was where Maradona began. Throughout the neighborhood, futbol (above) and the Boca Juniors team are the rage (Sunday's score: Boca 2, Santa Fe 0!!); (right) the harbor on the Riachuelo, the waterway that runs along the edge of La Boca. | 
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| (By request): more tango photos, this time from the Plaza Dorrego in the San Telmo barrio. | 
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