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Private Afro-Argentine Heritage Walking Tour in Buenos Aires
$414
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Overview
The Private Afro-Argentine Heritage Walking Tour in Buenos Aires highlights the rich history and culture of Afro-Argentines through the eyes of local community members. This 3-hour tour takes you through the historic neighborhood of San Telmo, showcasing its African roots and significant landmarks.
- 🕰️ Visit the old slave trading quarters and housing to grasp their historical importance in Buenos Aires.
- 🏛️ See key landmarks like San Telmo Church and Dorrego Square, which are integral to Afro-Argentine heritage.
- 📜 Learn about the invisibilization of Black heritage and the modern activism pushing for an anti-racist Argentina.
- 💰 Profits from the Black Heritage department support affordable tours for locals and sponsor free tours for children.
- 🚶♂️ This is a walking tour; ensure you wear comfortable footwear for exploring various sites throughout the neighborhood.
- 🏠 Discover Casa Minima, the smallest house in Buenos Aires, and learn about the Afro-Argentine journey to freedom post-slavery.
- ☕ Enjoy a coffee stop with a non-alcoholic drink while discussing pre-colonial Africa and the lives of those who worked in the area.
- 📚 Visit the Parroquia de San Pedro Gonzalez Telmo, one of the city's oldest churches, featuring a museum with artifacts over 200 years old.
- 🌍 Explore Galeria del Viejo Hotel and uncover how European immigration impacted the visibility of African heritage in Argentina.
- 🌳 Meet at Parque Lezama, where your accredited guide will explain the origins of the African population in the Rio de la Plata region.
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Private Afro-Argentine Heritage Walking Tour in Buenos Aires
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours
- We will have a coffee stop, we will have a non-alcoholic drink.
- Gratuities
Meeting point
We will meet you in the intersection of San Lorenzo & Defensa, near Casa Minima. Where the tour will start.
Return details
The tour will finish at the gates of the Museo Histórico Nacional, where you will be free to see the exposition on your own.
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Casa MinimaTravellers will see the smallest house in the city of Buenos Aires, where they'll learn about the path to freedom and the organization of the Afro-Argentines after the end of slavery.
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San TelmoWe 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.
- We will walk by the square where the most famous antiques market takes place every Sunday (pass by)
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Parroquia de San Pedro Gonzalez TelmoOne 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.
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Galeria del Viejo HotelLearn 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.
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Parque LezamaOur 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.
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Private Afro-Argentine Heritage Walking Tour in Buenos Aires
$414
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
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