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La Boca (Caminito), Buenos Aires
A colorful working-class neighborhood famous for its brightly painted corrugated-iron houses, tango dancers, and the passion of Boca Juniors football.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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La Plata
Buenos Aires, Argentina · South America
About La Plata
La Plata sits on the route: 15 minutes from Ensenada, 54km from El Ateneo Grand Splendid.
La Plata is in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with about 200,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ensenada, about 8 km away.
La Plata (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈplata]) is the capital city of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. According to the 2022 census, the Partido has a population of 772,618 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 938,287 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers (6 miles) inland from the southern shore ofRead more
the Río de la Plata estuary.
La Plata was planned and developed to serve as the provincial capital after the city of Buenos Aires was federalized in 1880. It was officially founded by Governor Dardo Rocha on 19 November 1882. Its construction is documented in photographs by Tomás Bradley Sutton. La Plata was briefly known as Ciudad Eva Perón (Eva Perón City) between 1952 and 1955.
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What is there to see near La Plata?
Within an hour or so of La Plata: La Boca (Caminito), Buenos Aires (49 km), San Telmo, Buenos Aires (51 km), Colonia del Sacramento (52 km), Cafe Tortoni (52 km).
Where is La Plata?
La Plata is in Buenos Aires, Argentina, about 8 km from Ensenada.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 195,443
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Argentina
- Region
- Buenos Aires
- Timezone
- America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Coordinates
- -34.9213, -57.9544
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Worth the detour from La Plata
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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San Telmo, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires' oldest neighborhood with a famous Sunday antique market, milonga dance halls, and colonial architecture.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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Colonia del Sacramento
A charming UNESCO colonial town on the Rio de la Plata with cobblestone streets, a 17th-century Portuguese lighthouse, and vintage cars throughout.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Cafe Tortoni
Buenos Aires' oldest cafe, opened in 1858, with marble tables, stained glass and a basement tango room where Borges and Gardel were regulars. Expect a queue on Avenida de Mayo; order the chocolate con churros.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Palacio Barolo
A 1923 tower built as an allegory of Dante's Divine Comedy: 22 floors for the poem's cantos, hell below, a working lighthouse for paradise at the top with views down Avenida de Mayo.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Obelisco de Buenos Aires
Iconic 67-metre obelisk in the centre of the Plaza de la República, marking the heart of Buenos Aires.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez
Permanent racing circuit in southern Buenos Aires opened in 1952, host of Argentine Grand Prix rounds and TC racing.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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El Ateneo Grand Splendid
A 1919 opera house converted into a bookshop, with the painted cupola, boxes and crimson stage curtain intact; the stage is now a cafe. Shelves fill the stalls under the original ceiling fresco.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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