Street Art

Cultural heart of Chile

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January 18th 2009
After a flying visit of Santiago we jumped on a bus to Valparaiso, which is considered to be Chiles cultural capital! What can I say?...I fell in love with it as soon as we arrived!! The busy towns main form of transport is the trolley bus which run all through the city on the overhead cables, a relic from days gone by along with the ancient acsensors (cable cars) that run up and down the stee ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more