Bajo Flores is the south zone of the
Flores neighborhood of
Buenos Aires City,
Argentina
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.
It is separated from the rest of the neighborhood by the Moreno, Balbastro, Varela and Castañares Avenues. Due to the Law 2329, signed on the 10 May, 2007, its limits have been established within the
Nueva Pompeya
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neighborhood boundaries.
The neighborhood is characterized by its low houses and its low population density, where the Barrio Municipal Presidente Rivadavia (President Rivadavia Municipal Neighborhood), the Barrio Presidente Illia (President Illia Neighborhood) and the populous villa 1-11-14 (village 1-11-14), inhabited mainly by immigrants from
Bolivia,
Perú and
Paraguay
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, meet.
Bajo Flores is home to
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
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Sports City and its stadium, the
(popularly known as "Nuevo Gasómetro").
There are also the headquarters and sports fields of several clubs such as
DAOM and Piñero, and the sports field of the
Club Italiano (where its rugby union and field hockey teams play their home games); other facilities in Bajo Flores are the
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of the ...
training fields and the club
Deportivo Español
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stadium, which was the first built, giving a strong social push to the whole Bajo Flores neighborhood.
Bajo Flores is also the site of the Depósito de Agua Flores (Flores water deposit) and the San José de Flores Cemetery, the third cemetery to open in the City of Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires
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