Comuna 1 Trip Overview
Join the first and only tour about Afro-Argentine Heritage and History through a walk in San Telmo with our guide.This tour is led exclusively by members of the Afro Argentina community.For every private tour we sponsor one in the local public education system as part of our anti-racist policy. Our guides are licensed and speak 3 languages : English, Spanish and Portuguese.
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Duration: 150 to 180 minutes
Starts: Comuna 1, Argentina
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Comuna 1, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Join the first and only tour about Afro-Argentine Heritage and History through a walk in San Telmo with our guide.This tour is led exclusively by members of the Afro Argentina community.For every private tour we sponsor one in the local public education system as part of our anti-racist policy. Our guides are licensed and speak 3 languages : English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Museo Historico Nacional, Defensa 1600, Buenos Aires C1143AAH Argentina
We will meet at the National Historical Museum to talk about the colonial origins of the city, and the relationship between this new colony and slavery and slave trading.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Parque Lezama, Av Brasil & Paseo Colon, Buenos Aires Argentina
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.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Pulperia Quilapan, Calle Defensa 1344, Buenos Aires C1143AAD Argentina
We will make a stop in a colonial house where enslaved people used to work. 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.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Plaza Dorrego, 400 Huberto 1, Buenos Aires Argentina
We will walk by the square where the most famous antiques market takes place every Sunday
Stop At: Parroquia de San Pedro Gonzalez Telmo, Humberto Primero 340, Buenos Aires Argentina
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.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Galeria del Viejo Hotel, Balcarce 1053, Buenos Aires Argentina
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.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Casa Minima, Pasaje San Lorenzo, 380, Buenos Aires 1065 Argentina
Travellers 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.
Duration: 30 minutes
