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Shared Afro-Argentine Heritage Walking Tour in Buenos Aires
(34) Reviews
Buenos Aires
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Come along on a unique tour that explores the often-overlooked Afro-Argentine history and culture, led by members of the local community. You'll discover the African roots woven into the fabric of Buenos Aires' buildings, stories, and even tango. Our tour of the historic neighborhood of San Telmo, uncovering the rich legacy of Afro-Argentines from pre-colonial times to the modern-day activism reshaping the country's relationship to race. On this walking tour, we'll explore the old slave trading quarters and housing, as well as San Telmo Church, Dorrego Square, minimal house, and tenements. Along the way, you'll learn about the history of the Afro-Argentines, as well as the process of invisib...
Highlights
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Guiding services
Tips for guides are not included, and always welcomed by our team!
Meeting Points
Departure
Estados Unidos
We will meet you in the Plazoleta Alfonso Castelao by the statue of María Remedios del Valle
Return
Bolívar 1063
Our tour will finish at El Tambo Afro, the first shop for Black talents in Argentina, where you'll be able to use a restroom before continuing your adventure and continue to support black-owned businesses.
Shared Afro-Argentine Heritage Walking Tour in Buenos Aires
(34) Reviews
Buenos Aires
About
Come along on a unique tour that explores the often-overlooked Afro-Argentine history and culture, led by members of the local community. You'll discover the African roots woven into the fabric of Buenos Aires' buildings, stories, and even tango. Our tour of the historic neighborhood of San Telmo, uncovering the rich legacy of Afro-Argentines from pre-colonial times to the modern-day activism reshaping the country's relationship to race. On this walking tour, we'll explore the old slave trading quarters and housing, as well as San Telmo Church, Dorrego Square, minimal house, and tenements. Along the way, you'll learn about the history of the Afro-Argentines, as well as the process of invisib...
Highlights
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Guiding services
Tips for guides are not included, and always welcomed by our team!
Meeting Points
Departure
Estados Unidos
We will meet you in the Plazoleta Alfonso Castelao by the statue of María Remedios del Valle
Return
Bolívar 1063
Our tour will finish at El Tambo Afro, the first shop for Black talents in Argentina, where you'll be able to use a restroom before continuing your adventure and continue to support black-owned businesses.
Itinerary
1
María remedios del valle
We will start at the Maria Remedios del Valle Monument, where we will introduce this historical figuere of the Independence Wars and also the introduction to our tour.
20 minutes
2
San Telmo
We will make a stop in a traditional place in the heart of the colonial neighborhood of San Telmo. Here we'll have a drink and talk about Africa before colonization, as well as the daily lives of the people who worked in the house.
20 minutes
3
Galeria del Viejo Hotel
Learn about the process of European immigration that symbolically erased the African heritage from our country. Here you'll discover the African roots of many popular cultural assets of Argentina, like tango, asado or even our Lunfardo slang.
15 minutes
4
Parroquia de San Pedro Gonzalez Telmo
One of the oldest in the city. Work began in 1735 and under the expulsion of the jesuits, the Bethlemite religious order continued the work. Also has a museum with pieces dating back over 200 years.
10 minutes
5
Plaza Dorrego
We will walk by the square where the most famous antiques market takes place every Sunday
6
Parque Lezama
Our accredited guide will meet at Parque Lezama to explain the origins of the African population in the Rio de la Plata region, explaining the slave trade in what today is Argentina.
20 minutes
7
Lunfarda Travel
We will finish at the first Shop of artists and entrepreneur Afro of Argentina called El Tambo Afro.
