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Published: July 18th 2008
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Home for me is a seaside town with a funicular, so the port city of Valparaiso, with its 15 ascensores, on the face of it had some similarities. After spending 2 days in "Valpo", I had to concede that the similarities were indeed purely superficial, with the lack of good fish and chips here a glaring difference. Valparaiso is spread over more than 40 hills, a Rome (or Sheffield) squared, and man... Read Full Entry



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View of ValparaisoView of Valparaiso
View of Valparaiso

Cerro Polanco
RoofsRoofs
Roofs

As seen from Cerro Baron
Football clubFootball club
Football club

There's also a club in Chile called Everton, which confused the hell out of me when I saw a game on TV in which they were playing
Street artStreet art
Street art

Cerro Florida
BuildingsBuildings
Buildings

Cerro Florida
Street artStreet art
Street art

Cerro Florida
SculptureSculpture
Sculpture

Cerro Alegre
Maker's markMaker's mark
Maker's mark

It's quite common in Chile to see the name of the architect(s) inscribed on the building
Rocky roadRocky road
Rocky road

Cerro Alegre



22nd July 2008

worth a thousand pictures
wow, what great pictures. you have a great eye. from the central coast northwards, most chilean seaside towns have a lot of mist, usually in the mornings but it often hangs around all day, especially in winter. cheers!

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