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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 bottlesOld bottles
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles

Also 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.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.