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Rio de la Plata, Buenos Aires
Vuelta de Rocha, La Boca (Riachuelo)
Riverbank Inferred from historyGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Codd and soda bottlesAlso reported: ship refuse..
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Liz West (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
1830-1900
Buenos Aires has a real antique-bottle collector scene fed by demolition and riverbank finds; specific documented digs at this bend not found.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
The Riachuelo is one of the most polluted rivers on earth - glovesNo open cuts, leptospirosis risk is real
Do not wade.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.