Romancing La Boca

Touristy  For me, in the instance of La Boca, it's a place you just  have to visit when in a new town. I didn't come the first time I was here...because I heard it was 'touristy'. It is, and there's a reason! Nowhere else in the world, will you ever be in La Boca. 

Catch a taxi or a bus, but do come here if you come to BA. There's tango in the streets (and if you sit at a restaurant, you will probably have to jump up for an impromptu dance...just remember, you don't know anyone here!), and you can call it corny, but fact is, the area is here because it still exists from history and there's a reason for it.

La Boca is a daytime excursion (nighttime, or any areas outside of the main strip around Caminito, generally err on dangerous) unless you're up for 'La Bomba de Tiempo', a drum-African-South American-samba-playing, energy-filled group who pack out the Konex Cultural Centre every Monday from 7pm (they come on at 8pm, then a guest DJ/jazz/ trumpet player/ anything else comes on around 9 to always keep it interesting).
It's one of the oldest areas in Buenos Aires and is filled with colourfully painted buildings, tango-dancers, Quilmes (beer) drinkers, artists and personalities. A poor area filled with the richness of life and of course, passion for football. Absorb it, but keep your wits about you; I went there with my mum and we were absolutely fine, un-threatened, mildly tipsy and had a great time so don't get paranoid! But DO keep an eye on bags and at the very least, pretend you know where you're going.