Got to Valparaiso on Friday. It´s a port city about 60 miles from Santiago. Totally different place from Santiago, much poorer. There are loads of stray dogs and cats, the streets are dirty and there seems to be an unusual amount of funeral parlours knocking about. Apart from that, it is definitely one of the most uniqué cities we´ve ever been to. It has a really good feel to the place despite it being a bit rough. The city is perched on some really steep hills that look out over the port and bay. God knows how most of the houses have survived the regular earthquakes that strike Chile. The streets are so steep that people use funiculars to get up and down in places. There are about 15 of them and they are all around
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